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Household of Jessie Simpson (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Jessie Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Simpson, born in 1848 in , consisted of 6 members. Jessie was the head of the household, married to John Simpson, born in 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Alexander (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jessie's Visitor, Thomas Bell, born in 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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Jessie Simpson's household

Female

Jessie

Simpson

Head
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Bell

Visitor
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Simpson

Head

Married

33

1848

Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alexander

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Bell

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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