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Household of John Simpson (born 1856, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, 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 1856 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Simpson, born in 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1879 in Lincolnshire, England), Sarah A (born 1878 in Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Sarah J (born 1857 in Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England), John's Visitor, Martha (born 1871 in Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Visitor, Alice (born 1881 in Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Wife
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Smith

Visitor
Female

Martha

Smith

Visitor
Female

Alice

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

25

1856

Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Simpson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

2

1879

Lincolnshire, England

Sarah A

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England

Ada

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lincolnshire, England

Sarah J

Smith

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England

Martha

Smith

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Smith

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Wilsford, Lincolnshire, England

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