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Household of William Simen (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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.

William Simen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simen, born in 1844 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simen, born in 1844 in East Cowton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Frances Wm (born 1871 in Darlington, Durham, England), Charles Edw (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1849 in East Cowton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Sunny Brow, Durham, England).


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William Simen's household

Male

William

Simen

Head
Female

Mary

Simen

Wife
Male

Frances Wm

Simen

Son
Male

Charles Edw

Simen

Son
Male

William

Simen

Son
Female

Mary

Simen

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Holmes

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Barnott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Simen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simen

Head

Married

37

1844

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Simen

Wife

Married

37

1844

East Cowton, Yorkshire, England

Frances Wm

Simen

Son

Single

10

1871

Darlington, Durham, England

Charles Edw

Simen

Son

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Simen

Son

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Simen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darlington, Durham, England

Ellen

Holmes

Sister In Law

Single

32

1849

East Cowton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Barnott

Servant

Single

28

1853

Sunny Brow, Durham, England

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