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Household of James Simpkins (born 1829, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

James Simpkins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpkins, born in 1829 in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriett Simpkins, born in 1839 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother In Law, John E (born 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James's Lodger, George (born 1855 in Froyle, Hampshire, England), James's Lodger, William (born 1855 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England), James's Lodger, Henry (born 1852 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), James's Lodger, Fredrick (born 1841 in Northamptonshire, England) and James's Lodger, Alice (born 1844 in Derby, Derbyshire, England).


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James Simpkins's household

Male

James

Simpkins

Head
Female

Harriett

Simpkins

Wife
Male

John E

Littlewood

Brother In Law
Male

George

Burnes

Lodger
Male

William

Simpson

Lodger
Male

Henry

Rooke

Lodger
Male

Fredrick

Eyre

Lodger
Female

Alice

Eyre

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Simpkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpkins

Head

Married

52

1829

Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England

Harriett

Simpkins

Wife

Married

42

1839

Derby, Derbyshire, England

John E

Littlewood

Brother In Law

Widower

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George

Burnes

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Froyle, Hampshire, England

William

Simpson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Henry

Rooke

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Fredrick

Eyre

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Northamptonshire, England

Alice

Eyre

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Derby, Derbyshire, England

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