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Household of William Simpson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1835 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emmanuel (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Bessie (born 1812 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William's Brother In Law, John (born 1844 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Emmanuel

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Bessie

Milton

Mother In Law
Male

John

Milton

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Widower

46

1835

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Simpson

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Simpson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emmanuel

Simpson

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Bessie

Milton

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Milton

Brother In Law

Single

37

1844

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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