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Household of Robert Semple (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Robert Semple and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Semple, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Semple, born in 1845 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; David S, born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Catherine Weems, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Semple's household

Male

Robert

Semple

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Semple

Wife
Male

David S

Semple

Son
Female

Catherine

Weems

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Semple

Head

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Semple

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stirlingshire, Scotland

David S

Semple

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Weems

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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