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Household of John Simpson (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Menmuir, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1838 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Simpson, born in 1837 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1860 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabell (born 1862 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1866 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charlotte (born 1868 in Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Peter Scott, born in 1866 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane

Simpson

Wife
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Female

Isabell

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Charlotte

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

Peter

Scott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabell

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

15

1866

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charlotte

Simpson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Fearn, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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