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Household of John Simpson (born 1834, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnet, Caithness, 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 Simpson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1834 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Simpson, born in 1837 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1877 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland) and Donald (born 1869 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Henrietta

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Donald

Simpson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

47

1834

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Henrietta

Simpson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Henrietta

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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