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Household of William Simpson (born 1833, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, London,Middlesex, 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 Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1833 in Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1833 in Hollingbourne, Kent, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1863 in East Indies), Edward Thos (born 1867 in Lynsted, Kent, England), Rose (born 1869 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Charles (born 1860 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Edward Gallagher, born in 1844 in St Giles, Middlesex, England.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

Edward Thos

Simpson

Son
Female

Rose

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Gallagher

Lodger
Male

Charles

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

48

1833

Norfolk, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hollingbourne, Kent, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

18

1863

East Indies

Edward Thos

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Lynsted, Kent, England

Rose

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Canterbury, Kent, England

Edward

Gallagher

Lodger

Single

37

1844

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Charles

Simpson

Son

Single

21

1860

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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