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Household of William Simpson (born 1830, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1830 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Simpson, born in 1838 in Storrington, Sussex, England. They had 8 children; Jessey (born 1857 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Louisa (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Harriett (born 1860 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1858 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Annie (born 1870 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Matilda (born 1873 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Daisy (born 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1832 in Sussex, England) and William's Mth In Law, Margaret (born 1797 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Louisa

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jessey

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Daisy

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Realph

Sister In Law
Female

Margaret

Realph

Mth In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

51

1830

City of London, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Simpson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Storrington, Sussex, England

Jessey

Simpson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Brighton, Sussex, England

Louisa

Simpson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harriett

Simpson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Brighton, Sussex, England

Emily

Simpson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Folkestone, Kent, England

Matilda

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Folkestone, Kent, England

Daisy

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Folkestone, Kent, England

Jane

Realph

Sister In Law

Single

49

1832

Sussex, England

Margaret

Realph

Mth In Law

Widow

84

1797

Deptford, Kent, England

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