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Household of James Simpson (born 1825, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1825 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1828 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, William B (born 1874 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1854 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1859 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Charles (born 1865 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

William B

Simpson

Grandson
Male

James

Yeats

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Beange

Boarder
Male

John

Robertson

Boarder
Male

Charles

Bruce

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

56

1825

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William B

Simpson

Grandson

-

7

1874

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Yeats

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Beange

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Bruce

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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