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Household of David Simpson (born 1835, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, Caithness, 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.

David Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Simpson, born in 1835 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1836 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1859 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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David Simpson's household

Male

David

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

Hugh

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Hugh

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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