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Household of John Simpson (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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 1844 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Simpson, born in 1845 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1876 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

37

1844

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Henry

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

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