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Household of John Simpson (born 1838, 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 1838 in Fordell, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Simpson, born in 1836 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Isabella (born 1856 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1863 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Kingseat, Fife, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Female

Janet

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Fordell, 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

43

1838

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

15

1866

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

10

1871

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

5

1876

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kingseat, Fife, Scotland

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