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Household of James Simpson (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keith Hall, 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 1844 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Simpson, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Susan (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), May (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, George (born 1863 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, John (born 1865 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Wife
Female

Susan

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

May

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Burr

Servant
Male

George

Robertson

Servant
Male

John

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place 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

37

1844

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Burr

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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