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Household of Elijah Simpson (born 1853, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Elijah Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Simpson, born in 1853 in Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Lizzie Simpson, born in 1857 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1876 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Esther (born 1877 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Lizzie (born 1879 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elijah's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1864 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and Elijah's Brother In Law, William (born 1868 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).


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Elijah Simpson's household

Male

Elijah

Simpson

Head
Female

Lizzie

Simpson

Wife
Female

Martha

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Esther

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Joseph

Galley

Brother In Law
Male

William

Galley

Brother In Law
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Simpson

Head

Married

28

1853

Staffordshire, England

Lizzie

Simpson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Esther

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Lizzie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Galley

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

William

Galley

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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