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Household of George Simison (born 1841, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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.

George Simison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Simison, born in 1841 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Simison, born in 1850 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Jessie Gray, born in 1863 in Orkney, Scotland.


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George Simison's household

Male

George

Simison

Head
Female

Jane

Simison

Wife
Female

Helen

Simison

Daughter
Male

William

Simison

Son
Male

George

Simison

Son
Female

Margaret

Simison

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simison

Son
Female

Jessie

Gray

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Simison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Simison

Head

Married

40

1841

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Simison

Wife

Married

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Simison

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

William

Simison

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

George

Simison

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Simison

Daughter

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Simison

Son

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

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