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Household of Richard Simpson (born 1834, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.
Richard Simpson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Simpson, born in 1834 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Simpson, born in 1841 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1867 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
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Richard Simpson's household
Richard
Simpson
Head
Alice
Simpson
Wife
James
Atherton
Son
Thomas
Atherton
Son
Mary E
Atherton
Daughter
Margaret
Atherton
Daughter
Emily
Simpson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Sunderland, Durham, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Simpson | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Alice | Simpson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
James | Atherton | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Sutton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Atherton | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Sutton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary E | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sutton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sutton, Lancashire, England | |
Emily | Simpson | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
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