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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1847 in Frosterley, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1846 in Medomsley, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1874 in Medomsley, Durham, England), Jane Ann (born 1876 in Medomsley, Durham, England), James H (born 1877 in Medomsley, Durham, England), Martha S (born 1878 in Medomsley, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1879 in Medomsley, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Medomsley, Durham, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James H

Simpson

Son
Female

Martha S

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Frosterley, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

34

1847

Frosterley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Medomsley, Durham, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Medomsley, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Medomsley, Durham, England

James H

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Medomsley, Durham, England

Martha S

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Medomsley, Durham, England

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Medomsley, Durham, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

1

1880

Medomsley, Durham, England

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