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Household of James Simmons (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1835 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan Simmons, born in 1837 in England. They had 4 children; Susan Simmons (born 1857 in England), Samuel (born 1862 in England), Sarah (born 1864 in Gartness, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Israel (born 1866 in Gartness, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, John (born 1879 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Sarah (born 1881 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Simmons's household

Male

James

Simmons

Head
Female

Susan

Simmons

Wife
Female

Susan Simmons

Digney

Daughter
Male

John

Digney

Grandson
Female

Sarah

Digney

Granddaughter
Male

Samuel

Simmons

Son
Female

Sarah

Simmons

Daughter
Male

Israel

Simmons

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Simmons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simmons

Head

Married

46

1835

England

Susan

Simmons

Wife

Married

44

1837

England

Susan Simmons

Digney

Daughter

Married

24

1857

England

John

Digney

Grandson

-

2

1879

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Digney

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Simmons

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

England

Sarah

Simmons

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Gartness, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Israel

Simmons

Son

-

15

1866

Gartness, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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