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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1836, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1836 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Simpson, born in 1840 in Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Charles Robinson (born 1861 in Stockton, Durham, England), John Thomas (born 1871 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Augusta (born 1873 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Ethel May (born 1878 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Smith, born in 1820 in West Acre, Norfolk, England.


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Eliza

Simpson

Wife
Male

Charles Robinson

Simpson

Son
Male

John Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Augusta

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ethel May

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

Stockton, Durham, England

Eliza

Simpson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, England

Charles Robinson

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Stockton, Durham, England

John Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Augusta

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Ethel May

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

John

Smith

Lodger

Widower

61

1820

West Acre, Norfolk, England

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