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Household of William Simpson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1833 in Flockton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Simpson, born in 1831 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Walker (born 1859 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1863 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England) and Beaumont (born 1878 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1860 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Ann (born 1864 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Step Son, Friend (born 1870 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Martha

Simpson

Wife
Male

Walker

Simpson

Son
Female

Emma

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Walshaw

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Walshaw

Step Daughter
Female

Ann

Walshaw

Step Daughter
Male

Friend

Walshaw

Step Son
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Male

Beaumont

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

48

1833

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Simpson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Walker

Simpson

Son

Single

22

1859

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Simpson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Walshaw

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Walshaw

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Walshaw

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Friend

Walshaw

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Simpson

Son

Single

7

1874

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Beaumont

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

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