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Household of William Simpson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tadcaster, 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 1847 in Barwick, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1854 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1873 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England), Emily Ann (born 1875 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England) and Lilian (born 1881 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1858 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

Alfred

Simpson

Son
Female

Emily Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Boarder
Male

John

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Barwick, 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

34

1847

Barwick, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Simpson

Son

Single

8

1873

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

Emily Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Simpson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

Lilian

Simpson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

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