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Household of John Simpson (born 1845, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1845 in Morayshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Simpson, born in 1845 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret Grant (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, John Wallace, born in 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret Grant

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Wallace

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

36

1845

Morayshire, Scotland

Catherine

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Grant

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wallace

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

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