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Household of Helen Simpson (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathmartine, 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.

Helen Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Simpson, born in 1833 in Longforgan, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Mary (born 1870 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland), Maxton (born 1876 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Niece, Jessie M S (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen's Boarder, Charles (born 1855 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Helen Simpson's household

Female

Helen

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Maxton

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jessie M S

Ritchie

Niece
Male

Charles

Knox

Boarder
Male

William

Henderson

Boarder
First name(s) Helen
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Simpson

Head

Widow

48

1833

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Maxton

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie M S

Ritchie

Niece

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Knox

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Henderson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

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