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Household of James Simpson (born 1846, Kincardineshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1846 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Simpson, born in 1841 in Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Hercules (born 1874 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandmother, Margaret (born 1803 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Ann (born 1825 in Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1843 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1823 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1866 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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James Simpson's household
James
Simpson
Head
Janet
Simpson
Wife
James
Simpson
Son
George
Simpson
Son
Jessie
Simpson
Daughter
Hercules
Simpson
Son
William
Simpson
Son
Margaret
Taylor
Grandmother
Ann
Mathew
Sister-In-Law
Robert
Mowat
Servant
James
Mitchell
Servant
Isabella
Waiter
Servant
Jane
Trail
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Simpson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Simpson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Simpson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
George | Simpson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Simpson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Hercules | Simpson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
William | Simpson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Taylor | Grandmother | Widow | 78 | 1803 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ann | Mathew | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 56 | 1825 | Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert | Mowat | Servant | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
James | Mitchell | Servant | Unmarried | 58 | 1823 | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Waiter | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Trail | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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