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Household of John Simpson (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1843 in Burslem, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary E (born 1867 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Adaline (born 1872 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and Eleanor (born 1874 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alfred B (born 1857 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Eleanor (born 1858 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Florence (born 1879 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Female

Adaline

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alfred B

Dishley

Boarder
Female

Eleanor

Dishley

Boarder
Female

Florence

Dishley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Widower

38

1843

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

12

1869

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Adaline

Simpson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Eleanor

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Alfred B

Dishley

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Eleanor

Dishley

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Dishley

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

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