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Household of John Simpson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 1844 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1834 in Reading, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1867 in Reading, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Greenend, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Hillhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1877 in Hillhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1865 in Reading, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Sister, Mary (born 1848 in Hillhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Step Daughter
Female

Janet

Lindsy

Daughter
Male

John

Lindsy

Son
Male

Robert

Lindsy

Son
Male

Archibald

Lindsy

Son
Female

Mary

Lindsy

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

37

1844

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Reading, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Step Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Reading, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Lindsy

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Reading, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Lindsy

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Greenend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Lindsy

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Hillhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Lindsy

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Hillhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Lindsy

Sister

Unmarried

33

1848

Hillhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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