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Household of John Simpson (born 1831, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forglen, 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 1831 in Marnoch, Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1841 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; David, born 1875 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, John (born 1801 in -), John's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1862 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1867 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Western

Father-In-Law
Female

Jane

Johnstone

Servant
Male

John

Meston

Servant
Male

James

McRobert

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

50

1831

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

David

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

John

Western

Father-In-Law

Widower

80

1801

-

Jane

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Meston

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Banffshire, Scotland

James

McRobert

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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