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Household of John Semple (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Semple, born in 1823 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Semple, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Mary McCallum, born in 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Semple's household

Male

John

Semple

Head
Female

Jane

Semple

Wife
Male

John

Semple

Son
Male

Robert

Semple

Son
Male

George

Semple

Son
Male

William

Semple

Son
Female

Mary

McCallum

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Semple

Head

Married

58

1823

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Semple

Wife

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Semple

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Semple

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Semple

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Semple

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McCallum

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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