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Household of John Simpson (born 1839, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1839 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Simpson, born in 1839 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 10 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Marian (born 1864 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1868 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1872 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Female

Marian

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

42

1839

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Marian

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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