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Household of Francis Digby Simons (born 1842, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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.

Francis Digby Simons and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Digby Simons, born in 1842 in Dymock, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. Francis Digby was the head of the household, married to Clara Simons, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Emily Joyce (born 1877 in Sale, Cheshire, England), George Digby (born 1879 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Clara Rose Benton (born 1880 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1858 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Francis Digby's Servant, Ann Ellwood, born in 1864 in Lancashire, England.


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Francis Digby Simons's household

Male

Francis Digby

Simons

Head
Female

Clara

Simons

Wife
Female

Emily Joyce

Simons

Daughter
Male

George Digby

Simons

Son
Female

Clara Rose Benton

Simons

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Podmore

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ellwood

Servant
First name(s) Francis Digby
Last name Simons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dymock, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis Digby

Simons

Head

Married

39

1842

Dymock, Gloucestershire, England

Clara

Simons

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily Joyce

Simons

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sale, Cheshire, England

George Digby

Simons

Son

Single

2

1879

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Clara Rose Benton

Simons

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Podmore

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ellwood

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

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