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Household of William Simpson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1844 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Simpson, born in 1845 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Martha Ann (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Susan (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1816 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1834 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, John Thos (born 1859 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane

Simpson

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Mills

Boarder
Male

John Thos

Whitworth

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

37

1844

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Susan

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Simpson

Boarder

Married

65

1816

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mills

Boarder

Single

47

1834

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Whitworth

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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