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Household of William Simpson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rose Simpson, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Florence R (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1877 in Liscard, Cheshire, England) and Clara L (born 1879 in Liscard, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Rose (born 1813 in Workington, Cumberland, England) and William's Servant, Mary E (born 1862 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Rose

Simpson

Wife
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Ada

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Florence R

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Clara L

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Rose

Lewthwaite

Mother In Law
Female

Mary E

Wright

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rose

Simpson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Florence R

Simpson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liscard, Cheshire, England

Clara L

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liscard, Cheshire, England

Rose

Lewthwaite

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Workington, Cumberland, England

Mary E

Wright

Servant

Single

19

1862

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

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