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Household of Matthews Simmons (born 1831, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Matthews Simmons and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthews Simmons, born in 1831 in Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Matthews was the head of the household, married to Ann Simmons, born in 1830 in Pulborough, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1856 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Ellen (born 1859 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Frank (born 1862 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthews's Servant, Mercy Ann Payne, born in 1864 in Croydon, Surrey, England.


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Matthews Simmons's household

Male

Matthews

Simmons

Head
Female

Ann

Simmons

Wife
Male

George

Simmons

Son
Female

Ellen

Simmons

Daughter
Male

Frank

Simmons

Son
Female

Mercy Ann

Payne

Servant
First name(s) Matthews
Last name Simmons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthews

Simmons

Head

Married

50

1831

Sussex, England

Ann

Simmons

Wife

Married

51

1830

Pulborough, Sussex, England

George

Simmons

Son

Widower

25

1856

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ellen

Simmons

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Frank

Simmons

Son

Single

19

1862

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mercy Ann

Payne

Servant

Single

17

1864

Croydon, Surrey, England

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