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Household of Samuel Simpson (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Samuel Simpson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Simpson, born in 1824 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sophia Simpson, born in 1828 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elsie (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sophia (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary A M (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Samuel's Servant, William (born 1869 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Samuel's Visitor, Mary A (born 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Samuel's Visitor, Joanna M B L (born 1863 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Samuel's Visitor, Margaret (born 1827 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Samuel's Visitor, Peter E (born 1865 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Samuel Simpson's household

Male

Samuel

Simpson

Head
Female

Sophia

Simpson

Wife
Female

Elsie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary A M

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Brodie

Servant
Male

William

Cassie

Servant
Female

Mary A

Milne

Visitor
Female

Joanna M B L

Milne

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Adam

Visitor
Male

Peter E

Mitchell

Visitor
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Simpson

Head

Married

57

1824

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Simpson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Simpson

Daughter

-

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A M

Simpson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Brodie

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cassie

Servant

Unmarried

12

1869

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Milne

Visitor

Widow

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joanna M B L

Milne

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adam

Visitor

Unmarried

54

1827

Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter E

Mitchell

Visitor

-

16

1865

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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