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Household of William Simpson (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1831 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1833 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Kate (born 1856 in Chester, Cheshire, England), W E (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1864 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John (born 1867 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Samuel (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Female

Kate

Simpson

Daughter
Male

W E

Simpson

Son
Male

Charles

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

50

1831

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Chester, Cheshire, England

Kate

Simpson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Chester, Cheshire, England

W E

Simpson

Son

Single

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

Charles

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

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