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Household of William Simpson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1840 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Simpson, born in 1845 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1864 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England), Walker (born 1867 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah Eliza (born 1880 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Jane Ann (born 1847 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Jane (born 1857 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, George Wm (born 1881 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Eliza

Simpson

Wife
Male

Richard

Simpson

Son
Male

Walker

Simpson

Son
Male

Herbert

Simpson

Son
Female

Hannah Eliza

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Walker

Boarder
Female

Jane

Ulley

Boarder
Male

George Wm

Ulley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

41

1840

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Walker

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah Eliza

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Walker

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Ulley

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

George Wm

Ulley

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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