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Household of John Dd Simpson (born 1835, Breconshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Dd Simpson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dd Simpson, born in 1835 in Breconshire, consisted of 15 members. John Dd was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1838 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Herbert L (born 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Leonard (born 1860 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1862 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Arthur G (born 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ethel Anne (born 1868 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary C A (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John Dd's Sister In Law, Elizabeth F (born 1844 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John Dd's Boarder, Edith E (born 1864 in Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, Wales), John Dd's Boarder, Annie Sophie (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), John Dd's Boarder, Mary A (born 1867 in Spain), John Dd's Boarder, Mary E (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John Dd's Servant, Harriett Judith (born 1862 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John Dd's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Tiverton, Devon, England).


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John Dd Simpson's household

Male

John Dd

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth F

David

Sister In Law
Male

Herbert L

Simpson

Son
Male

Leonard

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Arthur G

Simpson

Son
Female

Ethel Anne

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary C A

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Lourie

Boarder
Female

Annie Sophie

Edwards

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Dodds

Boarder
Female

Mary E

Thomas

Boarder
Female

Harriett Judith

Free

Servant
Female

Mary

Gollop

Servant
First name(s) John Dd
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Breconshire, Wales

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Dd

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Breconshire, Wales

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth F

David

Sister In Law

Single

37

1844

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Herbert L

Simpson

Son

Single

22

1859

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Leonard

Simpson

Son

Single

21

1860

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur G

Simpson

Son

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ethel Anne

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary C A

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith E

Lourie

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie Sophie

Edwards

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Dodds

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Spain

Mary E

Thomas

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriett Judith

Free

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Gollop

Servant

Single

18

1863

Tiverton, Devon, England

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