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Household of William Simons (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Simons and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simons, born in 1836 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simons, born in 1842 in Broomfield, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Broomfield, Somerset, England), James (born 1870 in Broomfield, Somerset, England), Walter (born 1872 in Broomfield, Somerset, England), Lucy (born 1874 in Broomfield, Somerset, England) and Annie (born 1876 in Broomfield, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Charlotte (born 1798 in Broomfield, Somerset, England) and William's Daughter Of Head, Bessie (born 1879 in Broomfield, Somerset, England).


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William Simons's household

Male

William

Simons

Head
Female

Sarah

Simons

Wife
Male

John

Simons

Son
Male

James

Simons

Son
Male

Walter

Simons

Son
Female

Lucy

Simons

Daughter
Female

Annie

Simons

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Philips

Mother In Law
Female

Bessie

Simons

Daughter Of Head
First name(s) William
Last name Simons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simons

Head

Married

45

1836

Somerset, England

Sarah

Simons

Wife

Married

39

1842

Broomfield, Somerset, England

John

Simons

Son

Single

17

1864

Broomfield, Somerset, England

James

Simons

Son

Single

11

1870

Broomfield, Somerset, England

Walter

Simons

Son

Single

9

1872

Broomfield, Somerset, England

Lucy

Simons

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Broomfield, Somerset, England

Annie

Simons

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Broomfield, Somerset, England

Charlotte

Philips

Mother In Law

Widow

83

1798

Broomfield, Somerset, England

Bessie

Simons

Daughter Of Head

Single

2

1879

Broomfield, Somerset, England

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