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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1842 in Fatfield, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, single. He had 2 children; Ralph (born 1850 in Durham, England) and Lilly (born 1869 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Fatfield, Durham, England) and Thomas's Relative, Ruth (born 1871 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Mother
Male

Ralph

Simpson

Son
Female

Lilly

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

White

Relative
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Fatfield, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Single

39

1842

Fatfield, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Fatfield, Durham, England

Ralph

Simpson

Son

Single

31

1850

Durham, England

Lilly

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Ruth

White

Relative

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

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