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Household of Joseph Simpson (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Simpson, born in 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister-In-Law, Annie Johnstone, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Simpson's household

Male

Joseph

Simpson

Head
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Johnstone

Sister-In-Law
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Simpson

Head

Widower

42

1839

Ireland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Johnstone

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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