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Household of William Simpson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Simpson, born in 1849 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England), John Palfreeman (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), Charles Edwin (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William Britton (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

John Palfreeman

Simpson

Son
Male

Charles Edwin

Simpson

Son
Male

William Britton

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

32

1849

York, Yorkshire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

John Palfreeman

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Charles Edwin

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

York, Yorkshire, England

William Britton

Simpson

Son

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

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