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Household of William Simms (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

William Simms and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simms, born in 1849 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Simms, born in 1848 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James William (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1875 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1878 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Mary Hannah (born 1881 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Neph, Thomas Hodgson, born in 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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William Simms's household

Male

William

Simms

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Simms

Wife
Male

James William

Simms

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Simms

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Simms

Daughter
Female

Mary Hannah

Simms

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hodgson

Neph
First name(s) William
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simms

Head

Married

32

1849

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Simms

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James William

Simms

Son

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Simms

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Simms

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary Hannah

Simms

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hodgson

Neph

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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