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Household of William Simpson (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1844 in Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Simpson, born in 1841 in Prescott, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Ellen (born 1853 in Wales), William's Lodger, James (born 1850 in Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, James (born 1817 in Cumberland, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Owen

Lodger
Male

James

Yates

Lodger
Male

James

Bainfather

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place 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

37

1844

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Prescott, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Owen

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Wales

James

Yates

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Lancashire, England

James

Bainfather

Lodger

Widower

64

1817

Cumberland, England

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