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Household of Jeremiah Simpson (born 1857, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Jeremiah Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jeremiah Simpson, born in 1857 in Embsay, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Jeremiah was the head of the household, married to Emma Simpson, born in 1855 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jeremiah's Sister In Law, Amelia (born 1854 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Jeremiah's Brother In Law, Richard (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Jeremiah Simpson's household

Male

Jeremiah

Simpson

Head
Female

Emma

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Florence

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Walmsley

Sister In Law
Male

Richard

Walmsley

Brother In Law
First name(s) Jeremiah
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jeremiah

Simpson

Head

Married

24

1857

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Simpson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Florence

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Walmsley

Sister In Law

-

27

1854

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Walmsley

Brother In Law

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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