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Household of Henry Simpson (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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.

Henry Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Simpson, born in 1836 in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1840 in Shap, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England), Anna (born 1871 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England), Ida (born 1875 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1879 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and Violet (born 1880 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Elizabeth Mansel, born in 1859 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.


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Henry Simpson's household

Male

Henry

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Anna

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ida

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Violet

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mansel

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Shap, Westmorland, England

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

Anna

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

Ida

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Violet

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mansel

Servant

Single

22

1859

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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