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Household of Mary Ann Simms (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Mary Ann Simms and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Ann Simms, born in 1845 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Mary Ann was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Eliza (born 1867 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary Ann's Nephew, Richard B (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann's Brother, James (born 1860 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann's Lodger Head, Jane (born 1852 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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Mary Ann Simms's household

Female

Mary Ann

Simms

Head
Female

Eliza

Simms

Daughter
Male

George

Simms

Son
Male

Richard B

Simms

Nephew
Male

James

Lord

Brother
Female

Jane

Edwards

Lodger Head
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Son
First name(s) Mary Ann
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary Ann

Simms

Head

Widow

36

1845

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Simms

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bacup, Lancashire, England

George

Simms

Son

Single

5

1876

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Richard B

Simms

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Lord

Brother

Single

21

1860

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Jane

Edwards

Lodger Head

Widow

29

1852

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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