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Household of John Simpson (born 1820, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1820 in Barrow, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Agnes A (born 1862 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), George (born 1864 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Christopher (born 1871 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Betty (born 1868 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Sarah Dickenson, born in 1863 in Lancashire, England.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Female

Agnes A

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dickenson

Boarder
Female

Betty

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Barrow, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

61

1820

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Agnes A

Simpson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Barrow, Lancashire, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

17

1864

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

15

1866

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dickenson

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Betty

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Barrow, Lancashire, England

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