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Household of George Simson (born 1853, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.
George Simson and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Simson, born in 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simson, born in 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1828 in Scotland), George's Lodger, John (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), George's Lodger, Samuel (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and George's Lodger, Henry (born 1837 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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George Simson's household
George
Simson
Head
Margaret
Simson
Wife
John
Simson
Son
James
Simson
Son
Elizabeth
Simson
Daughter
Thomas
Simson
Son
Margaret
Walsh
Mother In Law
John
Shaw
Lodger
Samuel
Shaw
Lodger
Henry
Booth
Lodger
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Simson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Simson | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Simson | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John | Simson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
James | Simson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Simson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Simson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Walsh | Mother In Law | Widow | 53 | 1828 | Scotland | |
John | Shaw | Lodger | Single | 15 | 1866 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Samuel | Shaw | Lodger | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Booth | Lodger | Single | 44 | 1837 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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