Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Simpson (born 1847, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1847 in Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William C G (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Griffith R (born 1860 in Caernarvonshire, Wales), William's Servant, Mary (born 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Sarah A (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Male

William C G

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Griffith R

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary

Campbell

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Widower

34

1847

Cumberland, England

William C G

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Griffith R

Jones

Servant

Single

21

1860

Caernarvonshire, Wales

Mary

Campbell

Servant

Widow

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Simpson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Simpson in Liverpool in 1881, and follow the Simpson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Simpson

We’ve found William Simpson in 945 family trees. Find out more about William Simpson's household and view the Simpson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census