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Household of James Simpson (born 1859, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Simpson, born in 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder Head, James (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder Wife, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, James (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Kate (born 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Lawler

Boarder Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lawler

Boarder Wife
Male

William

Murphy

Boarder
Male

James

Murphy

Boarder
Female

Kate

Murphy

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Simpson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

2

1879

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James

Lawler

Boarder Head

Married

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Lawler

Boarder Wife

Married

21

1860

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

William

Murphy

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Murphy

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Kate

Murphy

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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