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Household of John Semple (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Patrick, 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.

John Semple and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Semple, born in 1842 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth W Semple, born in 1841 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Ireland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alexander (born 1857 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1852 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Janet (born 1846 in Bellshill, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Flora (born 1858 in Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Martha (born 1868 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, William T (born 1844 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Semple's household

Male

John

Semple

Head
Female

Elizabeth W

Semple

Wife
Male

Thomas

Semple

Son
Male

John

Semple

Son
Female

Mary

Semple

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rewcastle

Servant
Male

John

Hay

Servant
Male

John

Mally

Servant
Female

Janet

Lindsay

Servant
Female

Flora

McMillan

Servant
Female

Martha

Stevenson

Servant
Male

William T

Armstrong

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Semple

Head

Married

39

1842

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth W

Semple

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Semple

Son

-

13

1868

Ireland

John

Semple

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Semple

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rewcastle

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Hay

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Mally

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Bellshill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Flora

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland

Martha

Stevenson

Servant

-

13

1868

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William T

Armstrong

Visitor

Married

37

1844

Invernessshire, Scotland

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