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Household of James Semple (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walston, 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.

James Semple and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Semple, born in 1844 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Semple, born in 1851 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1871 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1875 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1877 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1815 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Charlotte (born 1858 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jeanie (born 1866 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Semple's household

Male

James

Semple

Head
Female

Isabella

Semple

Wife
Male

James

Semple

Son
Male

William

Semple

Son
Female

Jeanie

Semple

Daughter
Female

Marion

Semple

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Semple

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Semple

Son
Female

Jane

Dickie

Mother-In-Law
Female

Charlotte

Dickie

Servant
Female

Jeanie

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Semple

Head

Married

37

1844

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Semple

Wife

Married

30

1851

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Semple

Son

-

10

1871

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Semple

Son

-

8

1873

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Semple

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Semple

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Semple

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Semple

Son

-

0

1881

Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Dickie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Dickie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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