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Household of Abraham Simpson (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Abraham Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Simpson, born in 1838 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Georgina Simpson, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Antonia (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Maud (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Lodger, Thompson (born 1863 in Cape, South Africa) and Abraham's Lodger, Anthony (born 1846 in Scotland).


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Abraham Simpson's household

Male

Abraham

Simpson

Head
Female

Georgina

Simpson

Wife
Female

Antonia

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Maud

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thompson

Roberts

Lodger
Male

Anthony

Sinder

Lodger
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Salford, Lancashire, England

Georgina

Simpson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Antonia

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Maud

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Thompson

Roberts

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Cape, South Africa

Anthony

Sinder

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Scotland

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