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Household of Edward Simpson (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wetherby, 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.

Edward Simpson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Simpson, born in 1819 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilks Simpson, born in 1844 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret Ellen (born 1877 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England), Edith Mary (born 1879 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England) and Edward Morris (born 1880 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Catherine Mary (born 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Edward's Servant, Mary Hannah (born 1864 in Aldwark, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England) and Edward's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Hunsingore, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Simpson's household

Male

Edward

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret Wilks

Simpson

Wife
Female

Margaret Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Edith Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Edward Morris

Simpson

Son
Female

Catherine Mary

Chaloner

Servant
Female

Mary Hannah

Wright

Servant
Female

Emily

Ham

Servant
Female

Mary

Maude

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Simpson

Head

Married

62

1819

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Wilks

Simpson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Edith Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Edward Morris

Simpson

Son

Single

1

1880

Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Catherine Mary

Chaloner

Servant

Single

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Hannah

Wright

Servant

Single

17

1864

Aldwark, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Ham

Servant

Single

16

1865

Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Maude

Servant

Single

30

1851

Hunsingore, Yorkshire, England

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