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Household of James Simpson (born 1825, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skene, 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 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1825 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1835 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; James (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, William (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's -, Mary (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Catherine (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James Simpson's household
James
Simpson
Head
Mary
Simpson
Wife
James
Simpson
Son
William
Simpson
Son
Ellen
Simpson
Daughter
Margaret
Simpson
Daughter
David
Simpson
Son
Matilda
Simpson
Daughter
Elspet
Simpson
Daughter
Angus
Simpson
Son
Isabella
Simpson
Daughter
William
Dunn
-
Mary
Dunn
-
Catherine
Dunn
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Simpson | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Simpson | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Simpson | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Simpson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
David | Simpson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Matilda | Simpson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspet | Simpson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Angus | Simpson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Simpson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Dunn | - | Married | 24 | 1857 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dunn | - | Married | 22 | 1859 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Dunn | Visitor | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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