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Household of John J Simpson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, 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.

John J Simpson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John J Simpson, born in 1831 in Hunmanby, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. John J was the head of the household, married to Matilda Simpson, born in 1838 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; John B (born 1856 in Muston, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1859 in Muston, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1861 in Muston, Yorkshire, England), James E (born 1862 in Muston, Yorkshire, England), Betsy E (born 1865 in Muston, Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1869 in Muston, Yorkshire, England), Kate E (born 1871 in Muston, Yorkshire, England), Jane E (born 1873 in Muston, Yorkshire, England), Charles H (born 1874 in Muston, Yorkshire, England) and Alice M (born 1877 in Muston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John J's Servant, Mary E (born 1865 in Filey, Yorkshire, England), John J's Servant, Mary E (born 1865 in Filey, Yorkshire, England) and John J's Governess, Clara E (born 1857 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England).


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John J Simpson's household

Male

John J

Simpson

Head
Female

Matilda

Simpson

Wife
Male

John B

Simpson

Son
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James E

Simpson

Son
Female

Betsy E

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Kate E

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Simpson

Son
Female

Alice M

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary E

James

Servant
Female

Mary E

Boynton

Servant
Female

Clara E

Coulson

Governess
First name(s) John J
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John J

Simpson

Head

Married

50

1831

Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Simpson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

John B

Simpson

Son

Single

25

1856

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Simpson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Muston, Yorkshire, England

James E

Simpson

Son

Single

19

1862

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Betsy E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Kate E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Alice M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

James

Servant

Single

16

1865

Filey, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Boynton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Filey, Yorkshire, England

Clara E

Coulson

Governess

Single

24

1857

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

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