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Household of William Simpson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wetherby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1849 in Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Simpson, born in 1848 in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Anne G (born 1872 in Seacroft, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Seacroft, Yorkshire, England), Joseph E (born 1876 in Seacroft, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Shadwell, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Susannah

Simpson

Wife
Female

Anne G

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Joseph E

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Eliza

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

32

1849

Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Simpson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Brafferton, Yorkshire, England

Anne G

Simpson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Seacroft, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Seacroft, Yorkshire, England

Joseph E

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Seacroft, Yorkshire, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Shadwell, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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