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Household of Charles Simpson (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Charles Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Simpson, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret G Simpson, born in 1848 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie G (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ellonara J (born 1877 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles G (born 1879 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Boarder, John McBeath, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Charles Simpson's household

Male

Charles

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret G

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jessie G

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellonara J

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Charles G

Simpson

Son
Male

John

McBeath

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Simpson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie G

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ellonara J

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles G

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McBeath

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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