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Household of James Simpson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Fanny Simpson, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Fanny (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William T (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Frederick J (born 1876 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Walter E (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Ernest H (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Williams, born in 1863 in Cumberland, England.


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Fanny

Simpson

Wife
Female

Fanny

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William T

Simpson

Son
Male

Frederick J

Simpson

Son
Male

Walter E

Simpson

Son
Female

Florence

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Ernest H

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Williams

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Simpson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maria

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William T

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frederick J

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Walter E

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Florence

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ernest H

Simpson

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Williams

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cumberland, England

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