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Household of Henry Simpson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Simpson, born in 1835 in Scowles, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Simpson, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1866 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1868 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Robert (born 1877 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and James Emanual (born 1881 in Ryhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Step Son, John (born 1861 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Henry's Nephew, John Henry (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England), Henry's Niece, Annie Elizth (born 1856 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England) and Henry's Grand Niece, Hannah (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Simpson's household

Male

Henry

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Heaton

Step Son
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Male

James Emanual

Simpson

Son
Male

John Henry

Simpson

Nephew
Female

Annie Elizth

Simpson

Niece
Female

Hannah

Simpson

Grand Niece
First name(s) Henry
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Scowles, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Scowles, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Heaton

Step Son

Single

20

1861

Ryhope, Durham, England

Henry

Simpson

Son

Single

15

1866

Ryhope, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ryhope, Durham, England

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ryhope, Durham, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Ryhope, Durham, England

Robert

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Ryhope, Durham, England

James Emanual

Simpson

Son

Single

0

1881

Ryhope, Durham, England

John Henry

Simpson

Nephew

Married

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Annie Elizth

Simpson

Niece

Married

25

1856

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Simpson

Grand Niece

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

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