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Household of Robert Simpson (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Simpson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Simpson, born in 1846 in , consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Maria Simpson, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Ireland), Robert (born 1871 in Ireland), Martha Jane (born 1874 in Ireland), Thomas James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William George (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Hector (born 1848 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Robert (born 1862 in Ireland).


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Robert Simpson's household

Male

Robert

Simpson

Head
Female

Maria

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Female

Martha Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas James

Simpson

Son
Male

William George

Simpson

Son
Male

Hector

Cross

Boarder
Male

Robert

Hammond

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Simpson

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Maria

Simpson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

John

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Ireland

Robert

Simpson

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

Martha Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ireland

Thomas James

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William George

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hector

Cross

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Robert

Hammond

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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