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Household of Samuel Simpson (born 1839, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Samuel Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Simpson, born in 1839 in Worcester, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1840 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1870 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Maria (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger, John (born 1826 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Samuel's Boarder Wife, Sarah (born 1823 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Thomas (born 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Samuel Simpson's household

Male

Samuel

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

James

Lodger
Female

Sarah

James

Boarder Wife
Male

Thomas

Spears

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Simpson

Head

Married

42

1839

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Maria

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

James

Lodger

Married

55

1826

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Sarah

James

Boarder Wife

Married

58

1823

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Spears

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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