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Household of William Simmons (born 1841, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Simmons and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simmons, born in 1841 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Simmons, born in 1842 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. They had 1 child; Rebecca, born 1872 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England), William's Lodger, George (born 1839 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England) and William's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England).


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William Simmons's household

Male

William

Simmons

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Simmons

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gall

Daughter In Law
Female

Rebecca

Simmons

Daughter
Male

George

Foster

Lodger
Male

William

Payne

Lodger
Male

James

Payne

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Simmons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simmons

Head

Married

40

1841

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Mary Ann

Simmons

Wife

Married

39

1842

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Gall

Daughter In Law

Widow

20

1861

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Rebecca

Simmons

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

George

Foster

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

William

Payne

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

James

Payne

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

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