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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alexander Simpson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Alison Simpson, born in 1840 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1867 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Isabella (born 1869 in Croydon, Surrey, England), David (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Barbara (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Kent, England), Henry (born 1877 in Egham, Middlesex, England) and Nellie (born 1879 in Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Charles Hoy, born in 1849 in Scotland.


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Alexander Simpson's household

Male

Alexander

Simpson

Head
Female

Alison

Simpson

Wife
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Female

Barbara

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
Female

Nellie

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hoy

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Alison

Simpson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Croydon, Surrey, England

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Croydon, Surrey, England

David

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Barbara

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kent, England

Henry

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Egham, Middlesex, England

Nellie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kent, England

Charles

Hoy

Visitor

Single

32

1849

Scotland

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