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Household of David Simpson (born 1841, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Simpson, born in 1841 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Simpson, born in 1842 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Anna (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Margaret McWilliam, born in 1862 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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David Simpson's household
David
Simpson
Head
Jane
Simpson
Wife
Margaret
Simpson
Daughter
David
Simpson
Son
Jane
Simpson
Daughter
Isabella
Simpson
Daughter
Anna
Simpson
Daughter
Janet
Simpson
Daughter
Margaret
McWilliam
Boarder
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Simpson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Simpson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
David | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Simpson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Anna | Simpson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Simpson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McWilliam | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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