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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1833 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1851 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1872 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James P (born 1878 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1879 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, George (born 1845 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1855 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary A (born 1865 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Simpson's household

Male

Alexander

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Male

James P

Simpson

Son
Female

Jessie A

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Forbes

Servant
Male

John

Porter

Servant
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Servant
Female

Jane

Bruce

Servant
Female

Mary A

Fraser

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Simpson

Head

Married

48

1833

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

30

1851

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

7

1874

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

-

5

1876

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James P

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Servant

Married

36

1845

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Porter

Servant

Widower

26

1855

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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