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Household of Joseph Simpson (born 1815, 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.

Joseph Simpson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Simpson, born in 1815 in Durham, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1826 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1841 in -) and Richard (born 1845 in Durham, England).


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Joseph Simpson's household

Male

Joseph

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

Richard

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Simpson

Head

Married

66

1815

Durham, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

40

1841

-

Richard

Simpson

Son

Single

36

1845

Durham, England

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