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Household of Elizabeth Simpson (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Elizabeth Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1837 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, married to John Simpson, born in 1862 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Mary Victoria (born 1859 in United States), Mary Emm (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Henry Foster (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Son In Law, Michael (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).


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Elizabeth Simpson's household

Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Head
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Michael

Mackoony

Son In Law
Female

Mary Victoria

Mackoony

Daughter
Female

Mary Emm

Mackoony

Daughter
Male

Henry Foster

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Simpson

Head

Married

44

1837

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

19

1862

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Michael

Mackoony

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary Victoria

Mackoony

Daughter

Married

22

1859

United States

Mary Emm

Mackoony

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Henry Foster

Simpson

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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