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Household of Joseph Semple (born 1829, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Joseph Semple and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Semple, born in 1829 in Maybole, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Semple, born in 1828 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Robert (born 1825 in Ireland) and Joseph's Visitor, Rebecca (born 1835 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Semple's household

Male

Joseph

Semple

Head
Female

Sarah

Semple

Wife
Female

Sarah

Semple

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nevin

Boarder
Female

Rebecca

Muir

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Semple

Head

Married

52

1829

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Semple

Wife

Married

53

1828

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Semple

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Nevin

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Rebecca

Muir

Visitor

Unmarried

46

1835

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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