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Household of John B Simpson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

John B Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Simpson, born in 1838 in Ryton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Ann E Simpson, born in 1838 in Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; N A (born 1870 in Ryton, Durham, England) and J M (born 1873 in Ryton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Visitor, J S P (born 1862 in Timsbury, Somerset, England), John B's Servant, Annie (born 1856 in Ryton, Durham, England), John B's Servant, M J (born 1863 in Ryton, Durham, England) and John B's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Penrith, Cumberland, England).


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John B Simpson's household

Male

John B

Simpson

Head
Female

Ann E

Simpson

Wife
Male

N A

Simpson

Son
Male

J M

Simpson

Son
Male

J S P

Samborne

Visitor
Female

Annie

Hall

Servant
Female

M J

Hunter

Servant
Male

Thomas

Watson

Servant
First name(s) John B
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ryton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Ryton, Durham, England

Ann E

Simpson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cumberland, England

N A

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Ryton, Durham, England

J M

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Ryton, Durham, England

J S P

Samborne

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Timsbury, Somerset, England

Annie

Hall

Servant

Single

25

1856

Ryton, Durham, England

M J

Hunter

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ryton, Durham, England

Thomas

Watson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Penrith, Cumberland, England

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