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Household of Smith Simpson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Smith Simpson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Smith Simpson, born in 1828 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Smith was the head of the household, married to Mary A Simpson, born in 1828 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Matilda (born 1858 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary A, born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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Smith Simpson's household

Male

Smith

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Wife
Female

Matilda

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Bracewell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Smith
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Smith

Simpson

Head

Married

53

1828

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Simpson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Preston, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Simpson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

18

1863

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emma

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Bracewell

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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