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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1823, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1823 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Simpson, born in 1833 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1857 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Archie (born 1865 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Alice (born 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Frances (born 1871 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1857 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, John (born 1855 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Wife
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Male

Archie

Simpson

Son
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Gordon

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Leighton

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

58

1823

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ellen

Simpson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Simpson

Son

Single

24

1857

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Archie

Simpson

Son

Single

16

1865

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Frances

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John

Gordon

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Ellen

Gordon

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John

Leighton

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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