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Household of John Simpson (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1817 in Thwing, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Diana (born 1818 in Thwing, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Margaret A (born 1852 in Barmston, Yorkshire, England), John's Sister, Mary (born 1820 in Cranswick, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Mary E (born 1859 in Barmston, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1808 in Nafferton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Nafferton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Lockington, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Gertrude (born 1865 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Diana

Simpson

Sister
Female

Margaret A

Wilson

Niece
Female

Mary

Wilson

Sister
Female

Mary E

Wilson

Niece
Male

George

Fairbottam

Servant
Male

John

Rank

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Taylor

Servant
Female

Gertrude

Megson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Thwing, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Single

64

1817

Thwing, Yorkshire, England

Diana

Simpson

Sister

Single

63

1818

Thwing, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Wilson

Niece

Single

29

1852

Barmston, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilson

Sister

Widow

61

1820

Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Wilson

Niece

Single

22

1859

Barmston, Yorkshire, England

George

Fairbottam

Servant

Widower

73

1808

Nafferton, Yorkshire, England

John

Rank

Servant

Single

17

1864

Nafferton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Taylor

Servant

Single

25

1856

Lockington, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Megson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

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