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Household of James Simpson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1852 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie J (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Victoria (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Alexandrina McKenzie, born in 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Annie J

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Victoria

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

McKenzie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie J

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Victoria

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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