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Household of James Simpson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Simpson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1838 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Simpson, born in 1846 in Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1870 in -), James (born 1872 in -), George (born 1875 in -), Margaret (born 1877 in Essex, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Charlotte (born 1863 in Middlesex, England) and James's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Essex, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Hemmingway

Servant
Female

Sarah

Sewell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Mary A

Simpson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Middlesex, England

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

-

James

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

-

George

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

-

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Essex, England

Florence

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Essex, England

Charlotte

Hemmingway

Servant

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Sarah

Sewell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Essex, England

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