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Household of James Simpson (born 1849, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Simpson, born in 1849 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Simpson, born in 1855 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1878 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1870 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Archibald (born 1861 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

Janet

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Cochran

Brother-In-Law
Male

Archibald

Cochran

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

32

1849

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Cochran

Brother-In-Law

-

11

1870

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Archibald

Cochran

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

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