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Household of James Simpson (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1834 in Huddersfield, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betty Simpson, born in 1836 in Huddersfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1861 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1864 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Amelia (born 1867 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Rachael (born 1870 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1873 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Betty

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Simpson

Son
Female

Amelia

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Rachael

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Huddersfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

47

1834

Huddersfield, Lancashire, England

Betty

Simpson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Huddersfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Walter

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Simpson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

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