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Household of Thomas Simson (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, 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 1847 in Lincoln, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Simson, born in 1851 in Rocester, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1873 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), Louisa (born 1876 in Leicestershire, England), Charlotte (born 1877 in Deal, Kent, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Sidney (born 1860 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1839 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1837 in Kent, England).


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Thomas Simson's household

Male

Thomas

Simson

Head
Female

Ellen

Simson

Wife
Female

Fanny

Simson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Simson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Simson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Simson

Son
Male

Sidney

Smith

Lodger
Male

James

Drew

Lodger
Male

James

Black

Lodger
Male

James

Stemp

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simson

Head

Married

34

1847

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Simson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Rocester, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Simson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Louisa

Simson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leicestershire, England

Charlotte

Simson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Deal, Kent, England

Robert

Simson

Son

Single

1

1880

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Sidney

Smith

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

James

Drew

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

James

Black

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

James

Stemp

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Kent, England

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