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Household of Robert Simson (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 Simson and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Simson, born in 1828 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Amy Simson, born in 1849 in -. They had 6 children; Mary H (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry J F (born 1873 in -), Isabella A (born 1875 in -), Evelyn A (born 1877 in -), May C (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James R (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Helen R (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1849 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Jemima (born 1861 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Isabella (born 1857 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Elizabeth M (born 1880 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Robert Simson's household
Robert
Simson
Head
Amy
Simson
Wife
Mary H
Simson
Daughter
Henry J F
Simson
Son
Isabella A
Simson
Daughter
Evelyn A
Simson
Daughter
May C
Simson
Daughter
James R
Simson
Son
Helen R
Brindle
Servant
Jane
Geddes
Servant
Jemima
McCowan
Servant
Margaret
McKenzie
Servant
Isabella
Fraser
Servant
Elizabeth M
Cowar
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Simson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Simson | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Amy | Simson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | - | |
Mary H | Simson | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Henry J F | Simson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | - | |
Isabella A | Simson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | - | |
Evelyn A | Simson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | - | |
May C | Simson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James R | Simson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen R | Brindle | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Geddes | Servant | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jemima | McCowan | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McKenzie | Servant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Fraser | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth M | Cowar | Servant | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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