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Household of Matthew J Simpson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

Matthew J Simpson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew J Simpson, born in 1839 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew J was the head of the household, married to Louisa M Simpson, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Harry (born 1874 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Fanny (born 1879 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew J's Father In Law, John Eames, born in 1817 in Ilminster, Somerset, England.


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Matthew J Simpson's household

Male

Matthew J

Simpson

Head
Female

Louisa M

Simpson

Wife
Male

Harry

Simpson

Son
Female

Fanny

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Eames

Father In Law
First name(s) Matthew J
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew J

Simpson

Head

Married

42

1839

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Louisa M

Simpson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Harry

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Fanny

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darlington, Durham, England

John

Eames

Father In Law

Widower

64

1817

Ilminster, Somerset, England

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