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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1840 in Copgrove, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Simpson, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1868 in Staveley, Yorkshire, England), Leonard (born 1871 in Staveley, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Staveley, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1876 in Copgrove, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Copgrove, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, James (born 1862 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Staveley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, William (born 1862 in Staveley, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Simpson

Wife
Female

Emily

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Simpson

Son
Female

Ethel

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Leeming

Servant
Male

Thomas

Mountain

Servant
Male

William

Bruce

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Goodwill

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Copgrove, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

41

1840

Copgrove, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Emily

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

Leonard

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Copgrove, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Copgrove, Yorkshire, England

James

Leeming

Servant

Single

19

1862

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Mountain

Servant

Single

19

1862

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

William

Bruce

Servant

Single

19

1862

Staveley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Goodwill

Servant

Single

15

1866

Brafferton, Yorkshire, England

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