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Household of Robert Simpkins (born 1829, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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 Simpkins and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Simpkins, born in 1829 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 14 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Anne Simpkins, born in 1833 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1860 in Halton, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1862 in Halton, Cheshire, England), Alexander (born 1864 in Halton, Cheshire, England) and Caroline (born 1865 in Halton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1855 in Halton, Cheshire, England), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Charles (born 1827 in Cheshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Samuel (born 1852 in Alvanley, Cheshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Arthur (born 1876 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Robert's Boarder, William H (born 1877 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Sarah (born 1863 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).


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Robert Simpkins's household

Male

Robert

Simpkins

Head
Female

Anne

Simpkins

Wife
Male

Robert

Simpkins

Son
Male

Charles

Simpkins

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpkins

Son
Female

Caroline

Simpkins

Daughter
Male

James

Armstrong

Boarder
Female

Sarah A

Armstrong

Boarder
Male

William

Sharper

Boarder
Male

Charles

Sefton

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Ellis

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Ellis

Boarder
Male

William H

Ellis

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Sefton

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Simpkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Simpkins

Head

Married

52

1829

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Anne

Simpkins

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cheshire, England

Robert

Simpkins

Son

Single

21

1860

Halton, Cheshire, England

Charles

Simpkins

Son

Single

19

1862

Halton, Cheshire, England

Alexander

Simpkins

Son

Single

17

1864

Halton, Cheshire, England

Caroline

Simpkins

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Halton, Cheshire, England

James

Armstrong

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Armstrong

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Halton, Cheshire, England

William

Sharper

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Charles

Sefton

Boarder

Married

54

1827

Cheshire, England

Samuel

Ellis

Boarder

Widower

29

1852

Alvanley, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Ellis

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

William H

Ellis

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Sefton

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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