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Household of John Simpson (born 1794, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 1794 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Margaret (born 1834 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1836 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Anna (born 1869 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Anna

Simpson

Granddaughter
Female

Janet

Simpson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 87
Birth year 1794
Birth place St Andrews, 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

87

1794

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

47

1834

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

45

1836

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Anna

Simpson

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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