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Household of Simon B Skipton (born 1848, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Simon B Skipton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simon B Skipton, born in 1848 in Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. Simon B was the head of the household, married to Mary Skipton, born in 1841 in Leicestershire, England. They had 2 children; Ernest G (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Willie W (born 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Simon B's Mother In Law, Catherine (born 1811 in Leicestershire, England), Simon B's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Compton, Surrey, England), Simon B's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England) and Simon B's Lodger, Mary (born 1830 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Simon B Skipton's household

Male

Simon B

Skipton

Head
Female

Mary

Skipton

Wife
Male

Ernest G

Skipton

Son
Male

Willie W

Skipton

Son
Female

Catherine

Watkin

Mother In Law
Female

Jane

Goddard

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Peat

Servant
Female

Mary

Bowtree

Lodger
First name(s) Simon B
Last name Skipton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simon B

Skipton

Head

Married

33

1848

Norfolk, England

Mary

Skipton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leicestershire, England

Ernest G

Skipton

Son

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Willie W

Skipton

Son

Single

1

1880

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Watkin

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Leicestershire, England

Jane

Goddard

Servant

Single

17

1864

Compton, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Peat

Servant

Single

17

1864

Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England

Mary

Bowtree

Lodger

Single

51

1830

London, Middlesex, England

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