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Household of John Simpson (born 1830, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1830 in Kingsbarns, Fife, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jenie Simpson, born in 1840 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Euphemia (born 1863 in -), Elizabeth R (born 1865 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland), Harry R (born 1872 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), John L (born 1874 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Margaret R (born 1876 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), William R (born 1878 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Jeanie R (born 1880 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1851 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Jenie

Simpson

Wife
Female

Euphemia

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth R

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Harry R

Simpson

Son
Male

John L

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret R

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William R

Simpson

Son
Female

Jeanie R

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchel

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

51

1830

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Jenie

Simpson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Euphemia

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

-

Elizabeth R

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Harry R

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

John L

Simpson

Son

-

7

1874

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Margaret R

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

William R

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Jeanie R

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchel

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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