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Household of Peter Wright Sime (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Wright Sime and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wright Sime, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Peter Wright was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sime, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Josiah Livingston (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter Wright's Servant, Christina (born 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter Wright's Servant, Margaret J S (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland) and Peter Wright's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Peter Wright Sime's household

Male

Peter Wright

Sime

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sime

Wife
Male

William

Sime

Son
Male

Josiah Livingston

Sime

Son
Female

Christina

Mitchell

Servant
Female

Margaret J S

Bain?

Servant
Female

Margaret

McMillan

Servant
First name(s) Peter Wright
Last name Sime
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter Wright

Sime

Head

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sime

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Sime

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Josiah Livingston

Sime

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J S

Bain?

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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