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Household of Joseph Simpson (born 1842, Lancashire)

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.

Joseph Simpson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Simpson, born in 1842 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elisth Simpson, born in 1844 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Eleanor (born 1881 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Mary Jane (born 1823 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Visitor, James (born 1856 in Devon, England), Joseph's Visitor, Charlotte A (born 1857 in Flintshire, Wales), Joseph's Visitor, Eleanor Jane (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Simpson (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Ealoner (born 1820 in Devon, England).


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Joseph Simpson's household

Male

Joseph

Simpson

Head
Female

Elisth

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Dobson

Mother In Law
Female

Ellen

Barraman

Servant
Male

James

Michael

Visitor
Male

Charlotte A

Michael

Visitor
Female

Eleanor Jane

Michael

Visitor
Male

Simpson

Michael

Visitor
Female

Ealoner

Michael

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Simpson

Head

Married

39

1842

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Elisth

Simpson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Dobson

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Barraman

Servant

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Michael

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Devon, England

Charlotte A

Michael

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Flintshire, Wales

Eleanor Jane

Michael

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

Simpson

Michael

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ealoner

Michael

Visitor

Widow

61

1820

Devon, England

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