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Household of John Simpson (born 1834, Lancashire)

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.

John Simpson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1834 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1840 in Inskip, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; William (born 1863 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1869 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1875 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Norah E (born 1881 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Simpson

Son
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Female

Norah E

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

47

1834

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Inskip, Lancashire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

18

1863

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Padiham, Lancashire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Padiham, Lancashire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

2

1879

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Norah E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Padiham, Lancashire, England

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