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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 1834 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Simpson, born in 1833 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Fred (born 1879 in Darton, Yorkshire, England), G Henry (born 1860 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1861 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1863 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Mathew (born 1867 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1869 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1872 in Deepcar, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Hurnest, born 1876 in Deepcar, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Reuben Ray, born in 1860 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane

Simpson

Wife
Male

Fred

Simpson

Son
Male

G Henry

Day

Son
Male

Samuel

Day

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Day

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Day

Son
Female

Harriet

Day

Daughter
Male

William

Day

Son
Male

Hurnest

Roebuck

Grand Son
Male

Reuben

Ray

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Worsbrough, 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

47

1834

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Simpson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Simpson

Son

Single

2

1879

Darton, Yorkshire, England

G Henry

Day

Son

Single

21

1860

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Day

Son

Single

20

1861

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Day

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mathew

Day

Son

Single

14

1867

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Day

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Day

Son

Single

9

1872

Deepcar, Yorkshire, England

Hurnest

Roebuck

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Deepcar, Yorkshire, England

Reuben

Ray

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

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