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Household of Ralph Simpson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Ralph Simpson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Simpson, born in 1841 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Ralph was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Sarah (born 1867 in -), Charles (born 1869 in -) and James Peel (born 1876 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Ralph's Aunt, Jane Clitheroe, born in 1826 in Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England.


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Ralph Simpson's household

Male

Ralph

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane

Clitheroe

Aunt
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Simpson

Son
Male

James Peel

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Ralph

Simpson

Head

Widower

40

1841

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Clitheroe

Aunt

Widow

55

1826

Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

-

Charles

Simpson

Son

Single

12

1869

-

James Peel

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

-

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