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Household of John Simpson (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1840 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Simpson, born in 1851 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Camilla (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Robertina (born 1858 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Servant, Joseph (born 1864 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Barbara

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Camilla

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Robertina

Mackay

Servant
Male

Joseph

Munro

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

41

1840

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Simpson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

-

8

1873

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Camilla

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Robertina

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Joseph

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

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