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Household of James Simpson (born 1832, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1832 in Fife, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1837 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Ann (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Female

Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

49

1832

Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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