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Household of John Simpson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1842 in Largo, Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; George (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald Jameson (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Annie Paterson, born in 1862 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

Archibald Jameson

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Annie

Paterson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Largo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Widower

39

1842

Largo, Fife, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald Jameson

Simpson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Paterson

Servant

-

19

1862

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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