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Household of Richard Simpson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

Richard Simpson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Simpson, born in 1829 in Embsay, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1834 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1858 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1860 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1861 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Shropshire, England) and Richard's Nurse, Ann (born 1837 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Simpson's household

Male

Richard

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Simpson

Son
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Toddington

Visitor
Female

Ann

Jolly

Nurse
First name(s) Richard
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Simpson

Head

Married

52

1829

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

23

1858

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Toddington

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Ann

Jolly

Nurse

Single

44

1837

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

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