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Household of Robert Semple (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Semple, born in 1849 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza B Semple, born in 1849 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie K (born 1872 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Fordyce (born 1876 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella M (born 1878 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Margaret McMickan, born in 1865 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Robert Semple's household

Male

Robert

Semple

Head
Female

Eliza B

Semple

Wife
Female

Jessie K

Semple

Daughter
Male

John

Semple

Son
Male

Fordyce

Semple

Son
Female

Isabella M

Semple

Daughter
Male

Robert

Semple

Son
Female

Margaret

McMickan

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Semple

Head

Married

32

1849

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza B

Semple

Wife

Married

32

1849

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie K

Semple

Daughter

-

9

1872

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Semple

Son

-

7

1874

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fordyce

Semple

Son

-

5

1876

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Semple

Daughter

-

3

1878

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Semple

Son

-

1

1880

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McMickan

Servant

-

16

1865

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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