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Household of Helen Simpson (born 1820, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, Caithness, 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.

Helen Simpson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Simpson, born in 1820 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1855 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Isabella (born 1857 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1866 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's -, Jane (born 1854 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Helen's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1878 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Helen's Grandson, William (born 1880 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Helen's Grandson, James (born 1881 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and Helen's Lodger, Simpson (born 1867 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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Helen Simpson's household

Female

Helen

Simpson

Head
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

-
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Granddaughter
Male

William

Simpson

Grandson
Male

James

Simpson

Grandson
Male

Simpson

Crowe

Lodger
First name(s) Helen
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Simpson

Head

Widow

61

1820

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Married

26

1855

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

-

Married

27

1854

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Ellen

Simpson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

William

Simpson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

James

Simpson

Grandson

-

0

1881

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Simpson

Crowe

Lodger

-

14

1867

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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