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Household of William Simmons (born 1814, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simmons, born in 1814 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Simmons, born in 1816 in Brewood, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1837 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Emily (born 1852 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Joshua (born 1859 in Penn, Staffordshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Clara (born 1875 in Penn, Staffordshire, England) and James W (born 1876 in Penn, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granson, William Simmons, born in 1864 in Penn, Staffordshire, England.


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William Simmons's household

Male

William

Simmons

Head
Female

Eliza

Simmons

Wife
Male

William

Simmons

Son
Female

Emily

Simmons

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Simmons

Son
Male

William

Simmons

Granson
Female

Clara

Simmons

Grand Daughter
Male

James W

Simmons

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simmons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simmons

Head

Married

67

1814

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Simmons

Wife

Married

65

1816

Brewood, Staffordshire, England

William

Simmons

Son

Single

44

1837

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Simmons

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Joshua

Simmons

Son

Single

22

1859

Penn, Staffordshire, England

William

Simmons

Granson

Single

17

1864

Penn, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Simmons

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penn, Staffordshire, England

James W

Simmons

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Penn, Staffordshire, England

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