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Household of Robert Simpson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Simpson, born in 1835 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Simpson, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1861 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1863 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Simpson's household

Male

Robert

Simpson

Head
Female

Helen

Simpson

Wife
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Male

Alex

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Janet

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Simpson

Head

Married

46

1835

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

16

1865

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

14

1867

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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