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Household of James Simpson (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1844 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anne Simpson, born in 1847 in Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1874 in Sale, Cheshire, England) and Harry (born 1877 in Sale, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Luke (born 1863 in Mayo, Ireland) and James's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Cheshire, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Anne

Simpson

Wife
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

Harry

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Tipping

Servant
Female

Eliza

Bailey

Servant
Male

Luke

Morley

Servant
Male

Thomas

Bailey

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

37

1844

Cheshire, England

Anne

Simpson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cheshire, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sale, Cheshire, England

Harry

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sale, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Tipping

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Eliza

Bailey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Luke

Morley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Mayo, Ireland

Thomas

Bailey

Servant

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

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