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Household of Joseph Simms (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joseph Simms and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Simms, born in 1831 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simms, born in 1835 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Stepson, Henry (born 1857 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Gson, Walter (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Simms's household

Male

Joseph

Simms

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simms

Wife
Male

Henry

Craven

Stepson
Male

Walter

Simms

Gson
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Simms

Head

Married

50

1831

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Simms

Wife

Married

46

1835

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Craven

Stepson

Single

24

1857

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Simms

Gson

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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