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Household of William Simester (born 1831, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, 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.

William Simester and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simester, born in 1831 in Warminster, Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ellen (born 1857 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1866 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1841 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, David (born 1852 in Highgate, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1860 in Devon, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1857 in Hexham, Northumberland, England).


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William Simester's household

Male

William

Simester

Head
Female

Ellen

Simester

Daughter
Female

Alice

Simester

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bowler

Lodger
Male

John

Franks

Lodger
Male

David

Davies

Lodger
Male

James

Goublard

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Cornish

Lodger
Male

John

Weldon

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Simester
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Warminster, Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simester

Head

Widower

50

1831

Warminster, Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Simester

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Simester

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Bowler

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

John

Franks

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

David

Davies

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Highgate, Middlesex, England

James

Goublard

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

Joseph

Cornish

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

John

Weldon

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Hexham, Northumberland, England

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