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Household of Edmund Simpson (born 1839, Lancashire)

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

Edmund Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Simpson, born in 1839 in Chadderton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1839 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen Ann (born 1859 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1862 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph Baron (born 1846 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edmund's Aunt, Mary Simpson, born in 1807 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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Edmund Simpson's household

Male

Edmund

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Female

Ellen Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

Aunt
Male

Joseph Baron

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund

Simpson

Head

Married

42

1839

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Simpson

Aunt

Single

74

1807

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Joseph Baron

Simpson

Son

Single

35

1846

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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