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Household of Fanny Simpson (born 1809, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Fanny Simpson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fanny Simpson, born in 1809 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Fanny was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Fanny's Grnddaughter, Hester M (born 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Fanny's Grnddaughter, Mary A (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Fanny's Grndson, Harry (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Fanny's Lodger Head, Jane (born 1821 in Scotland).


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Fanny Simpson's household

Female

Fanny

Simpson

Head
Female

Hester M

Cocker

Grnddaughter
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Grnddaughter
Male

Harry

Simpson

Grndson
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Lodger Head
First name(s) Fanny
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fanny

Simpson

Head

Widow

72

1809

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hester M

Cocker

Grnddaughter

Single

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Simpson

Grnddaughter

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Simpson

Grndson

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Macdonald

Lodger Head

Single

60

1821

Scotland

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