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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1855, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1855 in Stow, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1853 in Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Euphemia, born 1881 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Jane L (born 1831 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Jane T (born 1861 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Brother, Thomas (born 1863 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander's Brother, John (born 1869 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, Richard (born 1871 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander's Niece, Jane I (born 1875 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Nephew, David (born 1879 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Simpson's household

Male

Alexander

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Female

Euphemia

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane L

Simpson

Mother
Female

Jane T

Simpson

Sister
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Brother
Male

John

Simpson

Brother
Male

Richard

Simpson

Nephew
Female

Jane I

Simpson

Niece
Male

David

Simpson

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Simpson

Head

Married

26

1855

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane L

Simpson

Mother

Widow

50

1831

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane T

Simpson

Sister

Unmarried

20

1861

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Brother

Unmarried

18

1863

Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Brother

-

12

1869

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Richard

Simpson

Nephew

-

10

1871

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane I

Simpson

Niece

-

6

1875

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

David

Simpson

Nephew

-

2

1879

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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