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Household of William Simpson (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1824 in Aberford, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1823 in Bramham, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1852 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Herbert B (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Mary L (born 1879 in France).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Alice Rixon, born in 1859 in Harlow, Essex, England.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Simpson

Son
Male

Herbert B

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary L

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Rixon

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Aberford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

57

1824

Aberford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bramham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Islington, Middlesex, England

Walter

Simpson

Son

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

Herbert B

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary L

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

France

Alice

Rixon

Servant

Single

22

1859

Harlow, Essex, England

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