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Household of William Simpson (born 1834, Warwickshire)

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 Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1834 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Simpson, born in 1836 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1873 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Alfred (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and William's -, Henry (born 1871 in -).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Emma

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

Alfred

Simpson

-
Male

Henry

Simpson

-
Female

Emma

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

47

1834

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emma

Simpson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Simpson

-

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Simpson

-

Single

10

1871

-

Emma

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Simpson

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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