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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1841, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Alexander Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1841 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Simpson, born in 1855 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Lily (born 1870 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1880 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Jane A (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister In Law, Mary Hudson, born in 1860 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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Alexander Simpson's household

Male

Alexander

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Simpson

Wife
Female

Lily

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hudson

Sister In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Simpson

Head

Married

40

1841

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth A

Simpson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane A

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hudson

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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