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Household of Isabel Simpson (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Isabel Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabel Simpson, born in 1840 in Spittal, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Isabel was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Shields, Northumberland, England), Isa (born 1868 in Shields, Northumberland, England) and James (born 1869 in Shields, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Isabel's Boarder, Laurence (born 1846 in Ireland) and Isabel's Boarder, George (born 1836 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England).


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Isabel Simpson's household

Female

Isabel

Simpson

Head
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Isa

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Laurence

Willam

Boarder
Male

George

Woods

Boarder
First name(s) Isabel
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Spittal, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabel

Simpson

Head

Widow

41

1840

Spittal, Northumberland, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

16

1865

Shields, Northumberland, England

Isa

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shields, Northumberland, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

12

1869

Shields, Northumberland, England

Laurence

Willam

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Ireland

George

Woods

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

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