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Household of William Simpson (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 1828 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1831 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Daniel (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Daniel

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

53

1828

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Simpson

Son

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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