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Household of William Simpson (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Simpson, born in 1854 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1878 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Blanche (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Robert (born 1853 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) and William's Boarder, Patrick (born 1847 in Ireland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Blanche

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Tierney

Boarder
Male

Robert

Swash

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Cosgrove

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Jane

Simpson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Blanche

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

James

Tierney

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Swash

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Patrick

Cosgrove

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Ireland

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