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Household of Michael Simpson (born 1811, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Michael Simpson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Simpson, born in 1811 in Haughley, Suffolk, consisted of 4 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Eliza Simpson, born in 1815 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. They had 1 child; Herbert, born 1860 in Bromley, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Lodger, Thomas Ferneylaugh, born in 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Michael Simpson's household

Male

Michael

Simpson

Head
Female

Eliza

Simpson

Wife
Male

Herbert

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Ferneylaugh

Lodger
First name(s) Michael
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Haughley, Suffolk, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Simpson

Head

Married

70

1811

Haughley, Suffolk, England

Eliza

Simpson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Herbert

Simpson

Son

Single

21

1860

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Ferneylaugh

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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