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Household of John Simpson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wetherby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1849 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen M Simpson, born in 1857 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Christiana (born 1879 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur R (born 1881 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, George (born 1849 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, George (born 1863 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Ellen M

Simpson

Wife
Female

Christiana

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Arthur R

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Barker

Lodger
Male

George

Baren

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

32

1849

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Ellen M

Simpson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Christiana

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Arthur R

Simpson

Son

Single

0

1881

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

George

Barker

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

George

Baren

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

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