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Household of Samuel Simpson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

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 1844 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Jesse (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Alice A (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Simpson's household

Male

Samuel

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

Hugh

Simpson

Son
Male

Jesse

Simpson

Son
Male

Arthur

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Simpson

Head

Married

37

1844

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hugh

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Jesse

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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