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Household of Robert Simpson (born 1859, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Robert Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Simpson, born in 1859 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1857 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Fred, born 1880 in Heywood, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Betty (born 1820 in Bamford, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder, Walter (born 1860 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Robert's Nephew, John J (born 1876 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Nephew, Robert (born 1878 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Simpson's household

Male

Robert

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

Fred

Simpson

Son
Female

Betty

Howarth

Mother In Law
Male

Walter

Maden

Boarder
Male

John J

Duckworth

Nephew
Male

Robert

Duckworth

Nephew
First name(s) Robert
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Simpson

Head

Married

22

1859

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Fred

Simpson

Son

Single

1

1880

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Betty

Howarth

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Bamford, Lancashire, England

Walter

Maden

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John J

Duckworth

Nephew

Single

5

1876

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Robert

Duckworth

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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