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Household of John Simpson (born 1827, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simpson, born in 1827 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1832 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Barbara (born 1815 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).


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John Simpson's household

Male

John

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Barbara

Aitken

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Nisbet

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simpson

Head

Married

54

1827

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

-

49

1832

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Barbara

Aitken

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

66

1815

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Nisbet

Servant

-

14

1867

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

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