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Household of James Simpson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

James Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Maud (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edna (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Emma (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Uncle, George (born 1826 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

Fred

Simpson

Son
Female

Maud

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Edna

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ricketts

Servant
Male

George

Hayes

Uncle
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fred

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maud

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edna

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Ricketts

Servant

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Hayes

Uncle

Married

55

1826

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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