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Household of William Simpkins (born 1848, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Simpkins and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpkins, born in 1848 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Simpkins, born in 1856 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1877 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1879 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Hannah (born 1827 in Gospel Oak, Staffordshire, England), William's Boarder, Louisa (born 1856 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, Fanny (born 1859 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales).
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William Simpkins's household
William
Simpkins
Head
Eliza
Simpkins
Wife
Ellen
Simpkins
Daughter
Eliza
Simpkins
Daughter
Edith
Simpkins
Daughter
Hannah
Coleman
Mother
Louisa
Polkinghorn
Boarder
Fanny
Polkinghorn
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpkins |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Tipton, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpkins | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Eliza | Simpkins | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Ellen | Simpkins | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Eliza | Simpkins | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Edith | Simpkins | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Hannah | Coleman | Mother | Married | 54 | 1827 | Gospel Oak, Staffordshire, England | |
Louisa | Polkinghorn | Boarder | Single | 25 | 1856 | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
Fanny | Polkinghorn | Boarder | Single | 22 | 1859 | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
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