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Household of John Simpson (born 1839, Midlothian)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1839 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1842 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1868 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), John D (born 1870 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Agness E (born 1872 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina (born 1877 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Male

John D

Simpson

Son
Female

Agness E

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

42

1839

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

-

13

1868

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

John D

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Agness E

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Simpson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

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