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Household of John Simpson (born 1819, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1819 in Newmills, Derbyshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Simpson, born in 1826 in Newmills, Derbyshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1850 in Newmills, Derbyshire, England) and John (born 1860 in Newmills, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granson, Samuel Cowburn, born in 1874 in Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Caroline

Simpson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Cowburn

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Samuel

Cowburn

Granson
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Newmills, Derbyshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

62

1819

Newmills, Derbyshire, England

Caroline

Simpson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Newmills, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Cowburn

Daughter

Widow

31

1850

Newmills, Derbyshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

21

1860

Newmills, Derbyshire, England

Samuel

Cowburn

Granson

Single

7

1874

Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England

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