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Household of James Simmons (born 1834, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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.

James Simmons and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simmons, born in 1834 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Esther Simmons, born in 1833 in Berkshire, England. They had 5 children; Esther (born 1856 in Peckham, Surrey, England), George (born 1858 in Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1865 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Henry (born 1867 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Albert (born 1874 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Robert Dixon, born in 1857 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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James Simmons's household

Male

James

Simmons

Head
Female

Esther

Simmons

Wife
Female

Esther

Simmons

Daughter
Male

George

Simmons

Son
Male

Frederick

Simmons

Son
Male

Henry

Simmons

Son
Male

Albert

Simmons

Son
Male

Robert

Dixon

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Simmons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simmons

Head

Married

47

1834

Brighton, Sussex, England

Esther

Simmons

Wife

Married

48

1833

Berkshire, England

Esther

Simmons

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Peckham, Surrey, England

George

Simmons

Son

Single

23

1858

Surrey, England

Frederick

Simmons

Son

Single

16

1865

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Henry

Simmons

Son

Single

14

1867

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Albert

Simmons

Son

Single

7

1874

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Robert

Dixon

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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