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Household of Anne Lyon Semple (born 1807)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Anne Lyon Semple and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Anne Lyon Semple, born in 1807 in , consisted of 6 members. Anne Lyon was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Ada C, born 1835 in Rothesay, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Anne Lyon's Granddaughter, Annie A (born 1869 in India), Anne Lyon's Granddaughter, Ada M S (born 1877 in India), Anne Lyon's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1858 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Anne Lyon's Servant, Emily W (born 1855 in Holywood, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Anne Lyon Semple's household

Female

Anne Lyon

Semple

Head
Female

Ada C

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Annie A

Bruce

Granddaughter
Female

Ada M S

Bruce

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Reid

Granddaughter
Female

Emily W

McGowan

Servant
First name(s) Anne Lyon
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Canada

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Anne Lyon

Semple

Head

Widow

74

1807

Canada

Ada C

Bruce

Daughter

Married

46

1835

Rothesay, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie A

Bruce

Granddaughter

Unmarried

12

1869

India

Ada M S

Bruce

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

India

Margaret

Reid

Granddaughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Midlothian, Scotland

Emily W

McGowan

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Holywood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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