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Household of Margaret Semple (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

Margaret Semple and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Semple, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Agnes Dyer (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Wesley (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert Jones (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Brother, James Dyer, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Margaret Semple's household

Female

Margaret

Semple

Head
Female

Agnes Dyer

Semple

Daughter
Male

John Wesley

Semple

Son
Female

Maggie

Semple

Daughter
Male

William

Semple

Son
Male

Robert Jones

Semple

Son
Male

James

Dyer

Brother
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Semple

Head

Widow

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes Dyer

Semple

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Wesley

Semple

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Semple

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Semple

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Jones

Semple

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dyer

Brother

Widower

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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