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Household of Richard Simpson (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Richard Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Simpson, born in 1848 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Harriet Simpson, born in 1848 in Nelson, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1869 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1874 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1876 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Simpson's household

Male

Richard

Simpson

Head
Female

Harriet

Simpson

Wife
Female

Fanny

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Simpson

Head

Married

33

1848

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Simpson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Henry

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

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