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Household of Frederick Simpson (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, 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.

Frederick Simpson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Frederick Simpson, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. Frederick was the head of the household, married to Penelopy Simpson, born in 1850 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Frederick (born 1873 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Penelopy (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Frederick's Boarder, William Begg, born in 1861 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland.


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Frederick Simpson's household

Male

Frederick

Simpson

Head
Female

Penelopy

Simpson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

Frederick

Simpson

Son
Female

Martha

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Penelopy

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Begg

Boarder
First name(s) Frederick
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Frederick

Simpson

Head

Married

38

1843

England

Penelopy

Simpson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Ayrshire, Scotland

Frederick

Simpson

Son

-

8

1873

Ayrshire, Scotland

Martha

Simpson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Penelopy

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Begg

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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