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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1876 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Simpson's household

Male

Alexander

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Simpson

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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