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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1825, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ayton, Berwickshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Simpson, born in 1824 in Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lucy (born 1868 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Stewart (born 1834 in Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Apprentice, William (born 1866 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Simpson's household
Alexander
Simpson
Head
Eliza
Simpson
Wife
Sarah
Simpson
Daughter
Eliza
Simpson
Daughter
Lucy
Simpson
Daughter
Stewart
Edington
Brother-In-Law
William
Neilston
Apprentice
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Simpson | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Simpson | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Lucy | Simpson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Stewart | Edington | Brother-In-Law | Widower | 47 | 1834 | Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
William | Neilston | Apprentice | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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