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Household of Henry Simmons (born 1845, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey,Kent, 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 Simmons and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Simmons, born in 1845 in Sussex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simmons, born in 1845 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Louisa (born 1870 in St Clement, Middlesex, England), William (born 1872 in St Clement, Middlesex, England), Harriet (born 1874 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), George (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), John (born 1879 in Penge, Surrey, England), Alice (born 1881 in Penge, Surrey, England) and Henrietta (born 1871 in Bromley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, George Meek, born in 1843 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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Henry Simmons's household

Male

Henry

Simmons

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simmons

Wife
Male

Louisa

Simmons

Daughter
Male

William

Simmons

Son
Female

Harriet

Simmons

Daughter
Male

George

Simmons

Son
Male

John

Simmons

Son
Female

Alice

Simmons

Daughter
Male

George

Meek

Lodger
Female

Henrietta

Meek

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Simmons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Simmons

Head

Married

36

1845

Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Simmons

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Simmons

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Clement, Middlesex, England

William

Simmons

Son

Single

9

1872

St Clement, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Simmons

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

George

Simmons

Son

Single

5

1876

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John

Simmons

Son

Single

2

1879

Penge, Surrey, England

Alice

Simmons

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Penge, Surrey, England

George

Meek

Lodger

Widower

38

1843

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henrietta

Meek

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bromley, Kent, England

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