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Household of Samuel Simmons (born 1827, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Samuel Simmons and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Simmons, born in 1827 in Eastbourne, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simmons, born in 1835 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Alfred (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Walter (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Edgar (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Albert (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Ernest (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, James Roy, born in 1858 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Simmons's household

Male

Samuel

Simmons

Head
Female

Sarah

Simmons

Wife
Male

Alfred

Simmons

Son
Male

Walter

Simmons

Son
Male

Edgar

Simmons

Son
Male

Albert

Simmons

Son
Male

Ernest

Simmons

Son
Male

James

Roy

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Simmons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Simmons

Head

Married

54

1827

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Sarah

Simmons

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Alfred

Simmons

Son

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Walter

Simmons

Son

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edgar

Simmons

Son

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

Albert

Simmons

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ernest

Simmons

Son

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

James

Roy

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Perthshire, Scotland

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