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Household of William Simpson (born 1835, Shropshire)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1835 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda Simpson, born in 1838 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ada Jane (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Arthur Owen (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Sarah Etty (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1859 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Matilda

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Ada Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Arthur Owen

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Etty

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Willcock

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Whitchurch, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Whitchurch, Shropshire, England

Matilda

Simpson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Salford, Lancashire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ada Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Arthur Owen

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah Etty

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Willcock

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Salford, Lancashire, England

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