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Household of John Simpson (born 1820, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1820 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1834 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Kate (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1875 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Stepdaughter, Ruth (born 1869 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John's Stepson, William (born 1863 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and John's Stepdaughter, Grace (born 1860 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Kate

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Barker

Stepdaughter
Male

William

Barker

Stepson
Female

Grace

Barker

Stepdaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

61

1820

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Kate

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ruth

Barker

Stepdaughter

Single

12

1869

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

William

Barker

Stepson

Single

18

1863

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Grace

Barker

Stepdaughter

Single

21

1860

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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