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Household of Murdoch Simpson (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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.

Murdoch Simpson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdoch Simpson, born in 1843 in Leven, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Murdoch was the head of the household, married to Isabella Simpson, born in 1841 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1873 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Murdoch (born 1879 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Murdoch's Step Daughter, Johan (born 1861 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Murdoch's Step Son, David (born 1863 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Murdoch's Step Son, Charles (born 1870 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Murdoch's Mother-In-Law, Hannah (born 1815 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).


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Murdoch Simpson's household

Male

Murdoch

Simpson

Head
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Wife
Female

Johan

Galloway

Step Daughter
Male

David

Galloway

Step Son
Male

Charles

Simpson

Step Son
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Murdoch

Simpson

Son
Female

Hannah

Sinclair

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Murdoch
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Leven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdoch

Simpson

Head

Married

38

1843

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Johan

Galloway

Step Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

David

Galloway

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Charles

Simpson

Step Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Murdoch

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Hannah

Sinclair

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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