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Household of Janet Simpson (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ballingry, Fife, 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.

Janet Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Simpson, born in 1840 in Kinglassie, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Robert (born 1861 in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1872 in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland) and Edith (born 1875 in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Granddaughter, Jemima (born 1880 in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland) and Janet's Visitor, Duncan (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Janet Simpson's household

Female

Janet

Simpson

Head
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Female

Christina

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Simpson

Granddaughter
Male

Duncan

McGalloway

Visitor
First name(s) Janet
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Simpson

Head

Widow

41

1840

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Ballingry, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Ballingry, Fife, Scotland

Edith

Simpson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ballingry, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Simpson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Ballingry, Fife, Scotland

Duncan

McGalloway

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

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