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Household of John Simpson (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1832 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1833 in Evenwood, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1858 in Evenwood, Durham, England), George (born 1859 in Evenwood, Durham, England), John T (born 1862 in Toft Hill, Durham, England), Rachel (born 1865 in Toft Hill, Durham, England), James (born 1870 in Toft Hill, Durham, England) and Polly (born 1874 in Toft Hill, Durham, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

John T

Simpson

Son
Female

Rachel

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Polly

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

49

1832

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Evenwood, Durham, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

23

1858

Evenwood, Durham, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

22

1859

Evenwood, Durham, England

John T

Simpson

Son

Single

19

1862

Toft Hill, Durham, England

Rachel

Simpson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Toft Hill, Durham, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Toft Hill, Durham, England

Polly

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Toft Hill, Durham, England

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