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Household of John Simpson (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1840 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Simpson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; George (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alice (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Francis (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Wife
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Alice

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

Francis

Simpson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Old Machar, 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

41

1840

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

George

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Francis

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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