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Household of William Simpson (born 1847, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1847 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Simpson, born in 1846 in St Ives, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Lizzie M (born 1871 in Stratford, Essex, England), Frederick W (born 1873 in Stratford, Essex, England), Edith (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Wife
Female

Lizzie M

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Simpson

Son
Female

Edith

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

34

1847

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary A

Simpson

Wife

Married

35

1846

St Ives, Hampshire, England

Lizzie M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stratford, Essex, England

Frederick W

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Stratford, Essex, England

Edith

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

Ruth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stratford, Essex, England

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