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Household of John Simpson (born 1850, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1850 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Simpson, born in 1854 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1879 in Boughton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, George (born 1862 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1802 in Denton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Rossall

Servant
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

31

1850

Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Simpson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Boughton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

George

Rossall

Servant

Single

19

1862

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Holmes

Visitor

Single

79

1802

Denton, Yorkshire, England

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