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Household of Robert Simpson (born 1824, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 1824 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1832 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1835 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Robert's Niece, Catherine (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's -, Janet (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Margaret (born 1861 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, John (born 1845 in England) and Robert's Boarder, Mary (born 1859 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Robert Simpson's household

Male

Robert

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Janet

Carmichael

Sister-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Fraser

Niece
Female

Janet

Malcolm

-
Female

Margaret

Tiven

Boarder
Male

John

Smith

Boarder
Female

Mary

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Simpson

Head

Married

57

1824

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Carmichael

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

46

1835

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fraser

Niece

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Malcolm

-

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Tiven

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Boarder

Married

36

1845

England

Mary

Smith

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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