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Household of John Simpson (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1844 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Simpson, born in 1849 in Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Rebecca (born 1873 in Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1860 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Daniel (born 1841 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1862 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1860 in Ireland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Murray

Servant
Male

Daniel

McMichael

Servant
Male

William

Wallace

Servant
Male

James

Davidson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Paterson

Servant
Female

Sarah

McMillan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

37

1844

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Simpson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

1

1880

Northgate, Buteshire, Scotland

William

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Daniel

McMichael

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Wallace

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Servant

Married

21

1860

Ireland

Margaret

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

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