In the 1891 census 6 Armenia Grove, North Leeds, Leeds. Head William D. Simpkin, age 37, bookkeeper, born Leeds, Yorkshire. Wife Susannah Simpkin, age 34, born Stoke, Staffordshire. Son Ernest A. Simpkin, age 11, scholar, born Leeds. Daughter Nellie S. Simpkin, age 9, scholar, born Leeds. Daughter Evelyn Simpkin, age 5, scholar, born Leeds. Daughter Florence Simpkin, age 3, scholar, born Leeds.

In the 1901 census 1 Armenia Street, North Leeds, Leeds. Head William D. Simpkin, age 47, bookkeeper, born Leeds, Yorkshire. Wife Susannah Simpkin, age 47, born Stoke on Trent, Stafford. Stepdaughter Amelia Ryder, single, age 27, shop assistant, worker, born Stoke on Trent. Daughter Helen Swift Simpkin, age 19, cigar makers apprentice, worker, born Leeds, Yorkshire. Daughter Anny? E. Simpkin, age 17, tailors, worker, born Leeds. Daughter Eveline Simpkin, age 15, cigar makers apprentice, worker, born Leeds. Daughter Florence Simpkin, age 13, bookbinder, worker, born Leeds. 1 domestic servant