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Household of James Simpson (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1845 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Simpson, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1872 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Mary Simpson, born in 1817 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England.


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Ann

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

36

1845

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Kilburn, Yorkshire, England

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