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Household of William Simpson (born 1838, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1838 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Simpson, born in 1839 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Helena (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1877 in Waterloo, Yorkshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Priscilla

Simpson

Wife
Female

Helena

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Simpson

Son
Female

Harriet

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Helena

Simpson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Simpson

Son

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Simpson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Waterloo, Yorkshire, England

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