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Household of William Simpson (born 1819, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1819 in Mitcham, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary W Simpson, born in 1830 in Mitcham, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Mary W (born 1853 in Mitcham, Surrey, England), Elizabeth M (born 1858 in Mitcham, Surrey, England), Ursula M (born 1860 in Mitcham, Surrey, England), Louisa M (born 1872 in Devon, England) and Richard J (born 1874 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Eliza Jane (born 1861 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), William's Servant, Roza S (born 1857 in Germany) and William's Servant, Fanny (born 1862 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary W

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary W

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ursula M

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Louisa M

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Richard J

Simpson

Son
Female

Eliza Jane

Wills

Servant
Female

Roza S

Browning

Servant
Female

Fanny

Ladd

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Mitcham, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

62

1819

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Mary W

Simpson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Mary W

Simpson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Elizabeth M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Ursula M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Louisa M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Richard J

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Eliza Jane

Wills

Servant

Single

20

1861

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Roza S

Browning

Servant

Single

24

1857

Germany

Fanny

Ladd

Servant

Single

19

1862

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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