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Household of William Simpson (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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 1856 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen J Simpson, born in 1858 in At Sea. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1878 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and Helen (born 1880 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Aunt, Helen (born 1821 in Scotland) and William's Lodger, Hendry (born 1840 in Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Helen J

Simpson

Wife
Female

Martha

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Lyon

Aunt
Male

Hendry

Duncan

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

25

1856

Scotland

Helen J

Simpson

Wife

Married

23

1858

At Sea

Martha

Simpson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Helen

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Helen

Lyon

Aunt

Widow

60

1821

Scotland

Hendry

Duncan

Lodger

Married

41

1840

Scotland

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