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Household of Alexander Simpson (born 1807, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, Lanarkshire, 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 one other person are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Simpson, born in 1807 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 2 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, James Lindsay, born in 1870 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Simpson's household
Alexander
Simpson
Head
James
Lindsay
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 74 |
| Birth year | 1807 |
| Birth place | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (2 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Simpson | Head | Widower | 74 | 1807 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Lindsay | Visitor | - | 11 | 1870 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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