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Household of John Simpson (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1828 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Ann, born 1858 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, William Wood, born in 1849 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Ann

Wood

Daughter
Male

William

Wood

Son In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Widower

53

1828

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wood

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Hull, Yorkshire, England

William

Wood

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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