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Household of James Simpson (born 1852, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire, 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 Simpson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1852 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mary Simpson, born in 1858 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1825 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Grandfather, William (born 1796 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, James (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alexander (born 1860 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

Mother
Male

William

Taylor

Grandfather
Male

James

Kelman

Nephew
Male

Alexander

Allan

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Milne

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Simpson

Head

Married

29

1852

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Mother

Widow

56

1825

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Taylor

Grandfather

Widower

85

1796

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Kelman

Nephew

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Milne

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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