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Household of Martha Simmons (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Martha Simmons and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Simmons, born in 1841 in Fulwood, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Harry (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edmund (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Visitor, Charles Eccles, born in 1850 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Martha Simmons's household

Female

Martha

Simmons

Head
Male

Harry

Simmons

Son
Male

Arthur

Simmons

Son
Male

Edmund

Simmons

Son
Female

Clara

Simmons

Daughter
Male

George

Simmons

Son
Female

Ann

Simmons

Daughter
Female

Ada

Simmons

Daughter
Male

Charles

Eccles

Visitor
First name(s) Martha
Last name Simmons
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Fulwood, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Simmons

Head

Widow

40

1841

Fulwood, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Simmons

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Simmons

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edmund

Simmons

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Simmons

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Simmons

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Simmons

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Simmons

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Eccles

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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