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Household of Joseph Simpson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Simpson, born in 1828 in Hapton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to M Simpson, born in 1824 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Anne (born 1855 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Susanna (born 1857 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1859 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), John (born 1861 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1865 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Simpson's household

Male

Joseph

Simpson

Head
Female

M

Simpson

Wife
Female

Anne

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hapton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Simpson

Head

Married

53

1828

Hapton, Lancashire, England

M

Simpson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Anne

Simpson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Susanna

Simpson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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