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Household of John Simpson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Simpson, born in 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ellen Banks, born in 1816 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Alice

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellen

Banks

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Simpson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Banks

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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