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Household of Peter Simpson (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, 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.

Peter Simpson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Simpson, born in 1829 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Simpson, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1862 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Jane (born 1869 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, John Brown, born in 1865 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Simpson's household

Male

Peter

Simpson

Head
Female

Jane

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Simpson

Head

Married

52

1829

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

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