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Household of William Simpson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1839 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Simpson, born in 1850 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alice (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Meggy (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Durham, England) and James (born 1878 in High Etherley, Durham, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Simpson

Wife
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Meggy

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

42

1839

Durham, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

George

Simpson

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Meggy

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

High Etherley, Durham, England

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