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Household of Robert S Simpson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Robert S Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert S Simpson, born in 1846 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert S was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1844 in Bispham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Richard T (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Percival (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Lilian E (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Edith M (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert S's Servant, Isabella Richardson, born in 1867 in Patterdale, Cumberland, England.


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Robert S Simpson's household

Male

Robert S

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

Richard T

Simpson

Son
Male

Percival

Simpson

Son
Female

Lilian E

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) Robert S
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert S

Simpson

Head

Married

35

1846

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bispham, Lancashire, England

Richard T

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Percival

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lilian E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Richardson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Patterdale, Cumberland, England

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