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Household of John Simpson (born 1820, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elie, 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 1820 in Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Simpson, born in 1821 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1854 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1849 in Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1851 in Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, John (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland) and John's Grandson, David (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Peterson

Grandson
Female

Jane

Peterson

Granddaughter
Male

David

Peterson

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place 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

61

1820

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Widow

32

1849

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

John

Peterson

Grandson

-

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Peterson

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

David

Peterson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

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