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Household of James Simpson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Simpson, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, David Simpson, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

David

Simpson

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Simpson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Simpson

Brother

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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