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Household of James Simpson (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1848 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1847 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Female

Christina

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

33

1848

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

8

1873

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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