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Household of John Simpson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1842 in Windy Nook, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Simpson, born in 1839 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Joseph Thos (born 1866 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), Mary (born 1868 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1870 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), Robert (born 1874 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), Jane Dorothy (born 1876 in Windy Nook, Durham, England) and Eleanor (born 1880 in Windy Nook, Durham, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Ann

Simpson

Wife
Male

Joseph Thos

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Simpson

Son
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane Dorothy

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Windy Nook, 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

39

1842

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lumley, Durham, England

Joseph Thos

Simpson

Son

Single

15

1866

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Matthew

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Robert

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Jane Dorothy

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Eleanor

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Windy Nook, Durham, England

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