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Household of James Simpson (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leyburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1830 in Aysgarth, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Christiana (born 1836 in Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England), James's Mother, Margaret (born 1805 in Gayle, Yorkshire, England), James's Nephew, John (born 1878 in Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Marmaduke (born 1866 in West Witton, Yorkshire, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Christiana

Simpson

Sister
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Mother
Male

John

Cockburn

Nephew
Male

Marmaduke

Iveson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Widower

51

1830

Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England

Christiana

Simpson

Sister

Single

45

1836

Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Simpson

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Gayle, Yorkshire, England

John

Cockburn

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England

Marmaduke

Iveson

Servant

Single

15

1866

West Witton, Yorkshire, England

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