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Household of William Simpson (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1840 in Stretton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1836 in Walton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Stretton, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Stretton, Cheshire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Stretton, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Stretton, Cheshire, England) and Samuel (born 1875 in Stretton, Cheshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Simpson

Son
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Male

Samuel

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stretton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

41

1840

Stretton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Walton, Cheshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Stretton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stretton, Cheshire, England

Fred

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Stretton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Stretton, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Stretton, Cheshire, England

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