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Household of James Simpson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1839 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Mary (born 1862 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Christiana (born 1864 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1868 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Catherine (born 1869 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England), Luke (born 1872 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Mark (born 1879 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Luke

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Mark

Simpson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Widower

42

1839

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Christiana

Simpson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Luke

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Mark

Simpson

Son

Single

2

1879

Nelson, Lancashire, England

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