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Household of William Simpson (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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 Simpson and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1836 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 19 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Simpson, born in 1837 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1871 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), James (born 1874 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1876 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1878 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Catherine (born 1821 in Ireland), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1824 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), William's Boarder, Biddy (born 1827 in Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland), William's -, Mary (born 1847 in Derby, Derbyshire, England), William's -, Catherine (born 1841 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), William's -, Mary (born 1821 in Derby, Derbyshire, England), William's -, Barbara (born 1847 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), William's -, Thomas (born 1850 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), William's -, James (born 1854 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), William's -, Henry (born 1855 in Headcorn, Kent, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1831 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England) and William's -, William (born 1835 in St Giles, Middlesex, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Eliza A

Simpson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Louisa

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Simpson

Son
Male

Alfred

Simpson

Son
Female

Catherine

Stewarts

Lodger
Female

Mary

Walsh

Boarder
Female

Biddy

Sullivan

Boarder
Female

Mary

Wilson

-
Female

Catherine

Flannigham

-
Female

Mary

Minstrell

-
Female

Barbara

Joyce

-
Male

Thomas

Parker

-
Male

James

Parker

-
Male

Henry

Tarrance

-
Male

John

Marshall

Lodger
Male

William

Wiskery

-
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Eliza A

Simpson

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Simpson

Son

Single

0

1881

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Stewarts

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

Mary

Walsh

Boarder

Single

57

1824

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Biddy

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

54

1827

Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland

Mary

Wilson

-

Single

34

1847

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Catherine

Flannigham

-

Single

40

1841

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Mary

Minstrell

-

Widow

60

1821

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Barbara

Joyce

-

Widow

34

1847

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Thomas

Parker

-

Single

31

1850

St Giles, Middlesex, England

James

Parker

-

Single

27

1854

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Henry

Tarrance

-

Single

26

1855

Headcorn, Kent, England

John

Marshall

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

William

Wiskery

-

Single

46

1835

St Giles, Middlesex, England

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