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Household of John Simpson (born 1846, Fife)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1846 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1846 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Martha W (born 1870 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Thomas B (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1876 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Marion B (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Alice B C (born 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Forrester, born in 1856 in -.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Female

Martha W

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas B

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth B

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Marion B

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Alice B C

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Forrester

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

35

1846

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Martha W

Simpson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret A

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Thomas B

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Marion B

Simpson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alice B C

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Forrester

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

-

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