Alexander Kay
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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1834, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whalsay & Skerries, Shetland, 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 14 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1834 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 15 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1846 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Laura (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Laurence (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, George (born 1840 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Gifford (born 1844 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander's Niece, Mary (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, Agnes (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, Robert (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Alexander's Nephew, Joseph (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Alexander Simpson's household
Alexander
Simpson
Head
Margaret
Simpson
Wife
John
Simpson
Son
James
Simpson
Son
Robert
Simpson
Son
Laura
Simpson
Daughter
Thomas
Simpson
Son
Laurence
Simpson
Son
George
Simpson
Brother
Gifford
Simpson
Sister-In-Law
Mary
Simpson
Niece
Elizabeth
Simpson
Niece
Agnes
Simpson
Nephew
Robert
Simpson
Nephew
Joseph
Simpson
Nephew
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (15 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Simpson | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Simpson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Simpson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Simpson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Simpson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Laura | Simpson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Thomas | Simpson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Laurence | Simpson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Simpson | Brother | Married | 41 | 1840 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Gifford | Simpson | Sister-In-Law | Married | 37 | 1844 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Simpson | Niece | - | 13 | 1868 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Simpson | Niece | - | 10 | 1871 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Agnes | Simpson | Nephew | - | 7 | 1874 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Simpson | Nephew | - | 4 | 1877 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Joseph | Simpson | Nephew | - | 1 | 1880 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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