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Household of George Simpson (born 1830, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Simpson, born in 1830 in Largo, Fife, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Grace Simpson, born in 1833 in Kelty, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Wallace (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David G (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Nephew, Alexander Wilkie, born in 1865 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.


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George Simpson's household

Male

George

Simpson

Head
Female

Grace

Simpson

Wife
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Wallace

Simpson

Son
Male

David G

Simpson

Son
Male

Alexander

Wilkie

Nephew
First name(s) George
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Largo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Simpson

Head

Married

51

1830

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Grace

Simpson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kelty, Fife, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Wallace

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David G

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wilkie

Nephew

-

16

1865

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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