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Household of Margaret Simpson (born 1824, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 Simpson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Simpson, born in 1824 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Margaret (born 1860 in -), Jane (born 1864 in -), Charles G (born 1865 in -) and Wilhelmina (born 1870 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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Margaret Simpson's household

Female

Margaret

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Charles G

Simpson

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Simpson

Head

Widow

57

1824

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

-

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

-

Charles G

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Wilhelmina

Simpson

Daughter

-

11

1870

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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