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Household of James Simpson (born 1840)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Samuel (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1866 in Ireland), Martha (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eliza Twin (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary Twin (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret E

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Eliza Twin

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary Twin

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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

41

1840

Ireland

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Samuel

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Martha

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza Twin

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Twin

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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