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Household of James Simpson (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1849 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan Simpson, born in 1849 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Joseph Curry, born in 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Susan

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Joseph

Curry

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

32

1849

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Simpson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joseph

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Curry

Boarder

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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