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Household of Ellen Simpson (born 1820, 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.

Ellen Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Simpson, born in 1820 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; John, born 1851 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England. She had 1 grandchild; Ellen, born 1879 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Daughter In Law, Harriet (born 1857 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England), Ellen's Granson, Joseph (born 1880 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England), Ellen's Servant, Amelia (born 1864 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England), Ellen's Servant, Wilmot (born 1861 in Sicklinghall, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen's Servant, William (born 1866 in Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England).


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Ellen Simpson's household

Female

Ellen

Simpson

Head
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Harriet

Simpson

Daughter In Law
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Grand Daughter
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Granson
Female

Amelia

Therwall

Servant
Male

Wilmot

Burnett

Servant
Male

William

Appleby

Servant
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Simpson

Head

Widow

61

1820

Yorkshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Married

30

1851

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Simpson

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Simpson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Simpson

Granson

Single

1

1880

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Therwall

Servant

Single

17

1864

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Wilmot

Burnett

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sicklinghall, Yorkshire, England

William

Appleby

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England

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