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Household of William Simpson (born 1847, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1847 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1850 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1869 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Harriet (born 1878 in Elton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Mary (born 1857 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, James (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
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William Simpson's household
William
Simpson
Head
Mary
Simpson
Wife
Edward
Simpson
Son
James
Simpson
Son
Harriet
Simpson
Daughter
Mary
Harrison
Lodger
John
Warburton
Lodger
James
Cox
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Heywood, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpson | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Simpson | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Edward | Simpson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
James | Simpson | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Harriet | Simpson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Elton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Harrison | Lodger | Married | 24 | 1857 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
John | Warburton | Lodger | Single | 28 | 1853 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
James | Cox | Lodger | Married | 22 | 1859 | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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