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Household of James Simpson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Simpson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emma (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Gilmour, born in 1813 in West Muir, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Marion

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Emma

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Gilmour

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Simpson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emma

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Simpson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gilmour

Boarder

-

68

1813

West Muir, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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