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Household of James Simpson (born 1832, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 1832 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to - Simpson, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John P (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1880 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Jane H (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Step Son, James T (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Simpson's household

Male

James

Simpson

Head
Female

-

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jane H

Lawson

Step Daughter
Male

James T

Lawson

Step Son
Male

John P

Simpson

Son
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Simpson

Head

Married

49

1832

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

-

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane H

Lawson

Step Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James T

Lawson

Step Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John P

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

-

1

1880

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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