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Household of Ellen Simpson (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Simpson, born in 1833 in Lamesley, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Ellen was the head of the household, single. She had 2 children; James Joseph (born 1859 in Lamesley, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1866 in Lamesley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1843 in Lamesley, Durham, England) and Ellen's Nephew, John Joseph (born 1873 in Lamesley, Durham, England).


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Ellen Simpson's household

Female

Ellen

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dodds

Sister
Male

James Joseph

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John Joseph

Dodds

Nephew
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lamesley, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Ellen

Simpson

Head

Single

48

1833

Lamesley, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Dodds

Sister

Single

38

1843

Lamesley, Durham, England

James Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

22

1859

Lamesley, Durham, England

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lamesley, Durham, England

John Joseph

Dodds

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Lamesley, Durham, England

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