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Household of John Simpson (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1840 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1841 in Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1863 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland), Richard (born 1875 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Beith, Fife, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Richard

Simpson

Son
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Simpson

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

41

1840

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

-

13

1868

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Richard

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

1

1880

Beith, Fife, Scotland

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