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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Collessie, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Simpson, born in 1835 in Charleston, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1856 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1858 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1871 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1801 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Grace (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's -, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Aberargie, Perthshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Simpson's household
Alexander
Simpson
Head
Catherine
Simpson
Wife
James
Simpson
Son
John
Simpson
Son
Isabella
Simpson
Daughter
Jane
Simpson
Daughter
Catherine
Simpson
Daughter
Isabella
Malcolm
Mother-In-Law
William
Harris
Servant
Grace
Duff
Servant
Elizabeth
Hall
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| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Simpson | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Simpson | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Charleston, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland | |
John | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Simpson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Malcolm | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Torryburn, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Harris | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Grace | Duff | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Hall | - | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Aberargie, Perthshire, Scotland |
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