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Household of Robert Semple (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Semple, born in 1854 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Semple, born in 1853 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Esther (born 1874 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, William Nisbet, born in 1825 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Robert Semple's household

Male

Robert

Semple

Head
Female

Margaret

Semple

Wife
Female

Esther

Semple

Daughter
Female

Mary

Semple

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Semple

Daughter
Male

William

Semple

Son
Male

William

Nisbet

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Semple

Head

Married

27

1854

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Semple

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther

Semple

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Semple

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Semple

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Semple

Son

-

0

1881

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nisbet

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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