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Household of James Simpson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Simpson, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Patrick (born 1867 in Ireland), William (born 1869 in Ireland), George (born 1873 in Ireland), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Ireland) and Harry (born 1879 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Peter (born 1837 in France) and James's Boarder, Michael (born 1841 in Ireland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Wife
Male

Patrick

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Shields

Boarder
Male

Peter

Veinn

Boarder
Male

Michael

Timmins

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Catherine

Simpson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Patrick

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Ireland

William

Simpson

Son

Single

12

1869

Ireland

George

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Ireland

Mary Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ireland

Harry

Simpson

Son

Single

2

1879

Widnes, Lancashire, England

William

Shields

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Peter

Veinn

Boarder

Single

44

1837

France

Michael

Timmins

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Ireland

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