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Household of Laurence Simpson (born 1842, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whalsay & Skerries, Shetland, 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.

Laurence Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laurence Simpson, born in 1842 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Laurence was the head of the household, married to Ann Simpson, born in 1845 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; John H (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Robert Jas (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Laurence Simpson's household

Male

Laurence

Simpson

Head
Female

Ann

Simpson

Wife
Male

John H

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

Robert Jas

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Laurence
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laurence

Simpson

Head

Married

39

1842

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John H

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert Jas

Simpson

Son

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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