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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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.

Alexander Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1853 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary A Simpson, born in 1852 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Amely J (born 1876 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Jane Henderson, born in 1850 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Simpson's household

Male

Alexander

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Wife
Female

Amely J

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Henderson

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Simpson

Head

Married

28

1853

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Simpson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Amely J

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

-

2

1879

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Henderson

Visitor

Unmarried

31

1850

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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