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Household of James Simpson (born 1823, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1823 in Stickney, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Simpson, born in 1841 in Stickney, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Matilda (born 1873 in Stickney, Lincolnshire, England), William (born 1875 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Lizzie (born 1878 in Leake, Lincolnshire, England) and Henrietta (born 1880 in Leake, Lincolnshire, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Betsy

Simpson

Wife
Female

Matilda

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

Alfred

Simpson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Stickney, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

58

1823

Stickney, Lincolnshire, England

Betsy

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stickney, Lincolnshire, England

Matilda

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stickney, Lincolnshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Alfred

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Lizzie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leake, Lincolnshire, England

Henrietta

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leake, Lincolnshire, England

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