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Household of James Simpson (born 1834, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1834 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Simpson, born in 1842 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Lizzie (born 1868 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Kinrossshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1873 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Agnes Fotheringham, born in 1860 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Jeanie

Simpson

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Fotheringham

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

47

1834

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Simpson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Simpson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Fotheringham

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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