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Household of William Simpson (born 1836, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1836 in Derbyshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1835 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1858 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Sarah J (born 1865 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1867 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Stephen (born 1872 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1874 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Martha (born 1878 in -).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah J

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

Stephen

Simpson

Son
Female

Harriet

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

23

1858

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Simpson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Stephen

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

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