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Household of Simpson Lees (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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.

Simpson Lees and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simpson Lees, born in 1851 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Simpson was the head of the household, married to Jessie Lees, born in 1849 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1870 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bethia (born 1878 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Simpson's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1861 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Simpson's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Simpson's Servant, Agnes (born 1865 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Simpson Lees's household

Male

Simpson

Lees

Head
Female

Jessie

Lees

Wife
Male

David

Lees

Son
Male

William

Lees

Son
Female

Bethia

Lees

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Lees

Daughter
Female

Jane

Waddell

Sister-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Wotherspoon

Servant
Female

Agnes

Eadie

Servant
First name(s) Simpson
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simpson

Lees

Head

Married

30

1851

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Lees

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Lees

Son

-

11

1870

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Lees

Son

-

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bethia

Lees

Daughter

-

3

1878

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Lees

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Waddell

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wotherspoon

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Eadie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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