James SIMPSON 
James was born on March 31st, 1854 in Preston and his baptism took place on March 31st, 1854 at St John. James' father was John SIMPSON and his mother was Margaret RICHARDSON. His maternal grandparents were Thomas RICHARDSON and Margaret (Mary). He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Thomas and Elizabeth. He died at the age of 37 in 1891.General Notes
Present at the death of grandmother Margaret in 1871
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Occupation Details
Occupation Notes
The labouring work on the farm, as hay mowing, hedging, ditching, draining and the like, is performed by hired labourers upon day wages, or upon contracts by piecework. When hired for the whole year round, from half a guinea to 12 shillings a week. Upon the large farms there usually is one or two such labourers, having cottages, for which their wives have to shear. Such labourers may earn from £25 to £30 yearly, besides their harvest wages and food, and generally have extraordinary wages for mowing hay. The hours of labour during eight months are from six in the morning till six in the evening, with one hour for breakfast and one for dinner, at nine and one respectively. In the four winter months of November, December, January, and February, work continues during good light, when frost allows, and breakfast is taken before work begins.
James' occupation was Farm Labourer in agriculture.1
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Whereabouts
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He lived in Clifton With Salwick for ten years from 1861 to 1871.3He lived in Newton With Scales for ten years from 1871 to 1881.4He lived in Freckleton for ten years from 1881 to 1891.1
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Details of James' family with Mary HARTLEY
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