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Household of William Simpson (born 1824, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1824 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1831 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1857 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Annie (born 1879 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Sooeud (born 1881 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Ralph Harding, born in 1851 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

Ralph

Harding

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Harding

Daughter
Female

Annie

Harding

Grand Daughter
Female

Sooeud

Harding

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

57

1824

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Ralph

Harding

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Harding

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Annie

Harding

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sooeud

Harding

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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