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Household of John Simpson (born 1835, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1835 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jessie White, born in 1862 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

White

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

White

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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