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Household of William Simpson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1842 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1846 in Heaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ellen (born 1875 in Manningham, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Manningham, Yorkshire, England) and Fred William (born 1881 in Manningham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Ellen (born 1826 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder Head, Eliza (born 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Emily (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Simpson

Son
Male

Fred William

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellen

Downs

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza

Satchwell

Boarder Head
Female

Emily

Satchwell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

39

1842

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manningham, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Manningham, Yorkshire, England

Fred William

Simpson

Son

Single

0

1881

Manningham, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Downs

Mother In Law

Widow

55

1826

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Satchwell

Boarder Head

Single

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Satchwell

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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