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Household of James Simpson (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1838 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to J Simpson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1869 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1873 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jennie (born 1876 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Catherine Rae, born in 1817 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

J

Simpson

Wife
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Kate

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jennie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Rae

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Fife, Scotland

J

Simpson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

10

1871

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jennie

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Rae

Mother-In-Law

Widow

64

1817

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

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