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Household of Thomas Simson (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Simson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simson, born in 1841 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine E Simson, born in 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Harold (born 1874 in Eltham, Kent, England), Hilda K (born 1877 in Eltham, Kent, England) and Margrerite M (born 1881 in Blackheath, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Governess, Emily F (born 1852 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1840 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1844 in Wethersfield, Essex, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Thomas's Servant, Alice Mary (born 1865 in Ireland).


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Thomas Simson's household

Male

Thomas

Simson

Head
Female

Catherine E

Simson

Wife
Male

Harold

Simson

Son
Female

Hilda K

Simson

Daughter
Female

Margrerite M

Simson

Daughter
Female

Emily F

Mc Carthy

Governess
Female

Mary

Guilday

Servant
Female

Emma

Carter

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hammond

Servant
Female

Alice Mary

Cole

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simson

Head

Married

40

1841

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Catherine E

Simson

Wife

Married

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

Harold

Simson

Son

Single

7

1874

Eltham, Kent, England

Hilda K

Simson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eltham, Kent, England

Margrerite M

Simson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackheath, Kent, England

Emily F

Mc Carthy

Governess

Single

29

1852

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Mary

Guilday

Servant

Widow

41

1840

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Emma

Carter

Servant

Single

37

1844

Wethersfield, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Hammond

Servant

Single

19

1862

Plumstead, Kent, England

Alice Mary

Cole

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ireland

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