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Household of Robert Simpson (born 1836, Antrim)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Robert Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Simpson, born in 1836 in Antrim, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Simpson, born in 1849 in Chaffcombe, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1871 in Kent, England), George (born 1873 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), John (born 1875 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Annie (born 1877 in Guernsey, Channel Islands) and Bessie (born 1878 in Chaffcombe, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son Daughter, Thomas W Simpson, born in 1881 in Chaffcombe, Somerset, England.


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Robert Simpson's household

Male

Robert

Simpson

Head
Female

Emma

Simpson

Wife
Female

Emma

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Simpson

Son Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Antrim, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

Antrim, Ireland

Emma

Simpson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chaffcombe, Somerset, England

Emma

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kent, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Guernsey, Channel Islands

John

Simpson

Son

Single

6

1875

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Bessie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chaffcombe, Somerset, England

Thomas W

Simpson

Son Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chaffcombe, Somerset, England

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