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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1831 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1846 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Samuel R (born 1865 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1867 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1872 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Catherine Hodgson, born in 1870 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

Samuel R

Simpson

Son
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Catherine

Hodgson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

50

1831

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel R

Simpson

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Robert

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Hodgson

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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