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Household of David Simpson (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Simpson, born in 1823 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1825 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Bessie Mck (born 1857 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jeannie Mck (born 1853 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Son-In-Law, John (born 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Granddaughter, Mary Mck (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Simpson's household

Male

David

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Bessie Mck

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

McGregor

Son-In-Law
Female

Jeannie Mck

McGregor

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laing

Servant
Female

Mary Mck

Johnston

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Simpson

Head

Married

58

1823

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie Mck

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McGregor

Son-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jeannie Mck

McGregor

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Mck

Johnston

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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