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Household of John Simpson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1835 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1841 in Newport, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Melbourne, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Melbourne, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1870 in Melbourne, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Melbourne, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1877 in Melbourne, Yorkshire, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Richard

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newport, Yorkshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Melbourne, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Simpson

Son

Single

15

1866

Melbourne, Yorkshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Melbourne, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Melbourne, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Melbourne, Yorkshire, England

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