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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1834 in Copley, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Simpson, born in 1836 in Byers Green, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Willington, Durham, England), Fredrick (born 1864 in Willington, Durham, England), Annie (born 1866 in Willington, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Willington, Durham, England), Jane (born 1873 in Willington, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in Willington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Nancy J Pickering, born in 1864 in Shotton, Durham, England.


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

Fredrick

Simpson

Son
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Nancy J

Pickering

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Copley, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

47

1834

Copley, Durham, England

Jane

Simpson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Byers Green, Durham, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Willington, Durham, England

Fredrick

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Willington, Durham, England

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Willington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Willington, Durham, England

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Willington, Durham, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Willington, Durham, England

Nancy J

Pickering

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shotton, Durham, England

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