Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Benjamin Simpson (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Benjamin Simpson and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Simpson, born in 1823 in Tonge, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Simpson, born in 1819 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1857 in Tonge, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1860 in Tonge, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Benjamin Simpson's household

Male

Benjamin

Simpson

Head
Female

Eliza

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Eliza

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Tonge, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Simpson

Head

Married

58

1823

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Simpson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

24

1857

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Simpson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Benjamin Simpson in Oldham in 1881, and follow the Simpson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Benjamin Simpson

We’ve found Benjamin Simpson in 69 family trees. Find out more about Benjamin Simpson's household and view the Simpson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census