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Household of Nicholas Simpson (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Nicholas Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Simpson, born in 1829 in Start, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Isabel Simpson, born in 1829 in Eaglescliffe, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1861 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Percel (born 1863 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Isabel (born 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Lodger Head, Alfred Cooby, born in 1855 in Middlesex, England.


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Nicholas Simpson's household

Male

Nicholas

Simpson

Head
Female

Isabel

Simpson

Wife
Male

Fred

Simpson

Son
Male

Percel

Simpson

Son
Male

Arthur

Simpson

Son
Female

Isabel

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Cooby

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Cooby

Wife
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Start, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Simpson

Head

Married

52

1829

Start, Durham, England

Isabel

Simpson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Eaglescliffe, Durham, England

Fred

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Percel

Simpson

Son

Single

18

1863

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Simpson

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Isabel

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Cooby

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Middlesex, England

Emma

Cooby

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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