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Household of Robert Simpson (born 1831, Midlothian)
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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Simpson, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Simpson, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert T (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ethel M (born 1873 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Mary H (born 1877 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and Alice M (born 1879 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Annie M Edwards, born in 1858 in Thornbury, Shropshire, England.
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Robert Simpson's household
Robert
Simpson
Head
Emma
Simpson
Wife
Robert T
Simpson
Son
Ethel M
Simpson
Daughter
Walter
Simpson
Son
Mary H
Simpson
Daughter
Alice M
Simpson
Daughter
Annie M
Edwards
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Simpson | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Emma | Simpson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Robert T | Simpson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Ethel M | Simpson | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Pilkington, Lancashire, England | |
Walter | Simpson | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Pilkington, Lancashire, England | |
Mary H | Simpson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Pilkington, Lancashire, England | |
Alice M | Simpson | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Pilkington, Lancashire, England | |
Annie M | Edwards | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Thornbury, Shropshire, England |
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