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Household of George Simpson (born 1855, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Simpson, born in 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jessie Simpson, born in 1857 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Eliza (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Isabella (born 1859 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George's -, Isabella (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George's -, Mary (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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George Simpson's household

Male

George

Simpson

Head
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Kerr

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Laird

-
Female

Mary

Campbell

-
First name(s) George
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Simpson

Head

Married

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Kerr

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Laird

-

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Campbell

-

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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