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Household of John Simpson (born 1853, Norfolk)

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.

John Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1853 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1855 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; Ethel (born 1878 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) and John (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1823 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) and John's Lodger, Frank (born 1865 in Somerset, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Female

Ethel

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Landall

Mother In Law
Male

Frank

Nicholls

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

28

1853

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Ethel

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

0

1881

Stratford, Essex, England

Jane

Landall

Mother In Law

Married

58

1823

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Frank

Nicholls

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

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