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Household of James Simpson (born 1822, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1822 in Kettle, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Simpson, born in 1834 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Magdalene (born 1859 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1873 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Agnes

Simpson

Wife
Female

Magdalene

Simpson

Daughter
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Helen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

59

1822

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Simpson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Magdalene

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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