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Household of Isabella Simpson (born 1843, Caithness)

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.

Isabella Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Simpson, born in 1843 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Isabella was the head of the household, married to Robert Simpson, born in 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Lindsey (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Isabella's Servant, Jesse Ornun, born in 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.


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Isabella Simpson's household

Female

Isabella

Simpson

Head
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Lindsey

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jesse

Ornun

Servant
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

Simpson

Head

Married

38

1843

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Lindsey

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jesse

Ornun

Servant

Single

20

1861

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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