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Household of Henry Simpson (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Simpson and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Simpson, born in 1829 in Lymm, Cheshire, consisted of 14 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1832 in Lymm, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Agnes M (born 1855 in Lymm, Cheshire, England), Charles Ed T (born 1858 in Lymm, Cheshire, England), Gaynor E (born 1863 in Lymm, Cheshire, England), George A D (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Kate W (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Hilda M (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Visitor, Esther L (born 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry's Visitor, Jessie M (born 1872 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England), Henry's Servant, John (born 1866 in Lymm, Cheshire, England), Henry's Servant, Ellin (born 1861 in Marston, Cheshire, England), Henry's Servant, Dorothea (born 1853 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England) and Henry's Servant, Sarah (born 1852 in Whixall, Shropshire, England).


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Henry Simpson's household

Male

Henry

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Agnes M

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Charles Ed T

Simpson

Son
Female

Gaynor E

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George A D

Simpson

Son
Female

Kate W

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Hilda M

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Esther L

Whalley

Visitor
Female

Jessie M

Whalley

Visitor
Male

John

Wakefield

Servant
Female

Ellin

Yarwood

Servant
Female

Dorothea

Darlington

Servant
Female

Sarah

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lymm, Cheshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Simpson

Head

Married

52

1829

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Agnes M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Charles Ed T

Simpson

Son

Single

23

1858

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Gaynor E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lymm, Cheshire, England

George A D

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Kate W

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hilda M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Esther L

Whalley

Visitor

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie M

Whalley

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Bowdon, Cheshire, England

John

Wakefield

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Ellin

Yarwood

Servant

Single

20

1861

Marston, Cheshire, England

Dorothea

Darlington

Servant

Single

28

1853

Mobberley, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Williams

Servant

Single

29

1852

Whixall, Shropshire, England

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