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Household of William H Simpson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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.

William H Simpson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Simpson, born in 1835 in Masham, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1834 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Alice Annie (born 1866 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Jane Elizth (born 1868 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Mary Maria (born 1873 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Walter Ernest (born 1876 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Laura Louise (born 1878 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Servant Head, Obadiah (born 1858 in Durham, Durham, England) and William H's Servant, John (born 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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William H Simpson's household

Male

William H

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Female

Alice Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane Elizth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary Maria

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Walter Ernest

Simpson

Son
Female

Laura Louise

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Obadiah

Lamb

Servant Head
Male

John

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Masham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Darlington, Durham, England

Alice Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Jane Elizth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Arthur

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Mary Maria

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Walter Ernest

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Laura Louise

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Obadiah

Lamb

Servant Head

Single

23

1858

Durham, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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