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Household of Peter Simpson (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Peter Simpson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Simpson, born in 1836 in Tayport, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1831 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Simpson's household

Male

Peter

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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