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Household of John Simpson (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1841 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Simpson, born in 1842 in Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Euphemia (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Euphemia (born 1804 in Fife, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Jemima

Simpson

Wife
Female

Euphemia

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Ness

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

40

1841

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Simpson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Fife, Scotland

Euphemia

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Ness

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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