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Household of Robert Simpson (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 1817 in Cockerham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Agnes Ellen (born 1863 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1854 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1859 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England), Edwin (born 1862 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1868 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Betty Wright, born in 1866 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Simpson's household

Male

Robert

Simpson

Head
Female

Agnes Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Male

Alfred

Simpson

Son
Male

Edwin

Simpson

Son
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Female

Betty

Wright

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Simpson

Head

Widower

64

1817

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Agnes Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Simpson

Son

Single

27

1854

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Simpson

Son

Single

22

1859

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Simpson

Son

Single

19

1862

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

David

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Betty

Wright

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

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