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Household of Samuel Simpson (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Samuel Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Simpson, born in 1816 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1816 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John M (born 1854 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Frances A (born 1857 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and Withan E (born 1859 in Stretford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Mary R Evans, born in 1859 in Bickford, Staffordshire, England.


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Samuel Simpson's household

Male

Samuel

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

John M

Simpson

Son
Female

Frances A

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Withan E

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary R

Evans

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Simpson

Head

Married

65

1816

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

John M

Simpson

Son

Single

27

1854

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Frances A

Simpson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Withan E

Simpson

Son

Single

22

1859

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Mary R

Evans

Servant

Single

22

1859

Bickford, Staffordshire, England

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