
William Thain
Born 1842
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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.
In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1827 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; James (born 1853 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Gordon (born 1856 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Matilda (born 1874 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Barbara (born 1861 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Eliza (born 1862 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James
Simpson
James
Simpson
Gordon
Simpson
Ann
Simpson
Helen
Simpson
William
Simpson
Matilda
Simpson
Barbara
Gall
Eliza
Murray
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First name(s) | James |
Last name | Simpson |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Widower |
Age | 54 |
Birth year | 1827 |
Birth place | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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James | Simpson | Head | Widower | 54 | 1827 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Gordon | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Simpson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Simpson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Simpson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Matilda | Simpson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Gall | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Murray | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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