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Household of John Simpson (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1832 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Simpson, born in 1834 in Tattenhall, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Alfred (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Evans, born in 1858 in Cheshire, England.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Emma

Simpson

Wife
Male

Alfred

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Simpson

Son
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

49

1832

Cheshire, England

Emma

Simpson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Tattenhall, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Frederick

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Evans

Boarder

Widower

23

1858

Cheshire, England

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