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 1812, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 2 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1812 in Walton, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Thomas, born 1851 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sally Moorhouse, born in 1828 in Penistone, Yorkshire, 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

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Sally

Moorhouse

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Walton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Widower

69

1812

Walton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

30

1851

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sally

Moorhouse

Servant

Single

53

1828

Penistone, Yorkshire, 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 Barnsley 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 506 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