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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1817 in North Dalton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1826 in Lund, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1823 in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Jane Ann (born 1858 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Thomas H K (born 1881 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant
Male

William

Watson

Boarder
Female

Jane Ann

Watson

Boarder
Male

Thomas H K

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place North Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Simpson

Head

Widower

64

1817

North Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant

Married

55

1826

Lund, Yorkshire, England

William

Watson

Boarder

Married

58

1823

Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Watson

Boarder

Married

23

1858

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H K

Brown

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

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