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Household of Herbert W Simpson (born 1840, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,Lancashire, 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.

Herbert W Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert W Simpson, born in 1840 in Spondon, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. Herbert W was the head of the household, married to Fredalisia A Simpson, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Herbert E (born 1866 in -), Jessie R I (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Gertrude L (born 1873 in Heaton Chapel, Lancashire, England) and Charles C (born 1875 in Heaton Chapel, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert W's Servant, Kate (born 1831 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Herbert W's House Keeper, Helen C (born 1841 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Herbert W Simpson's household

Male

Herbert W

Simpson

Head
Female

Fredalisia A

Simpson

Wife
Male

Herbert E

Simpson

Son
Female

Jessie R I

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude L

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Charles C

Simpson

Son
Female

Kate

Mc Lauchlan

Servant
Female

Helen C

Selby

House Keeper
First name(s) Herbert W
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Spondon, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert W

Simpson

Head

Married

41

1840

Spondon, Derbyshire, England

Fredalisia A

Simpson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Herbert E

Simpson

Son

Single

15

1866

-

Jessie R I

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Gertrude L

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Heaton Chapel, Lancashire, England

Charles C

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Heaton Chapel, Lancashire, England

Kate

Mc Lauchlan

Servant

Single

50

1831

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen C

Selby

House Keeper

Single

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

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