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Household of Isaac Simpson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Isaac Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isaac Simpson, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Isaac was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1847 in Longton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Isaac's Boarder Head, George (born 1846 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Isaac's Boarder, Sophia (born 1858 in Bedfordshire, England).


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Isaac Simpson's household

Male

Isaac

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
Male

Richard

Simpson

Son
Female

Martha

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Rar?es

Boarder Head
Female

Sophia

Rar?es

Boarder
First name(s) Isaac
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isaac

Simpson

Head

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Longton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George

Rar?es

Boarder Head

Married

35

1846

Gateshead, Durham, England

Sophia

Rar?es

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Bedfordshire, England

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