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Household of David Simpson (born 1832, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Simpson, born in 1832 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet J Simpson, born in 1841 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane J (born 1869 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jessie R (born 1874 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary J (born 1876 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Frederic D (born 1878 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Allice A (born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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David Simpson's household

Male

David

Simpson

Head
Female

Janet J

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jane J

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jessie R

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Frederic D

Simpson

Son
Female

Allice A

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Nimmo

Servant
Female

Sarah

London

Servant
Female

Jane

Hogg

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Simpson

Head

Married

49

1832

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet J

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane J

Simpson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie R

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary J

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Frederic D

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Allice A

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Nimmo

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Sarah

London

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Hogg

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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