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Household of Henry Simkins (born 1848, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Simkins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Simkins, born in 1848 in Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Lydia Simkins, born in 1851 in Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Lydia (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Arthur E (born 1877 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Frederick H (born 1879 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Alfred V (born 1880 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Emma (born 1862 in Suffolk, England) and Henry's Servant, Herbert (born 1865 in Hallow, Huntingdonshire, England).


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Henry Simkins's household

Male

Henry

Simkins

Head
Female

Lydia

Simkins

Wife
Female

Lydia

Simkins

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Simkins

Son
Male

Frederick H

Simkins

Son
Male

Alfred V

Simkins

Son
Female

Emma

Welo

Servant
Male

Herbert

Coleron

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Simkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Simkins

Head

Married

33

1848

Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England

Lydia

Simkins

Wife

Married

30

1851

Middlesex, England

Lydia

Simkins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arthur E

Simkins

Son

Single

4

1877

City of London, Middlesex, England

Frederick H

Simkins

Son

Single

2

1879

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alfred V

Simkins

Son

Single

1

1880

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emma

Welo

Servant

Single

19

1862

Suffolk, England

Herbert

Coleron

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hallow, Huntingdonshire, England

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