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Household of Thomas Semple (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Semple and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Semple, born in 1838 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lindsay, born in 1844 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1868 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Betsy (born 1847 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas Semple's household

Male

Thomas

Semple

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lindsay

Wife
Male

James

Semple

Son
Female

Janet

Semple

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Semple

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Semple

Son
Female

Betsy

McKenzie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Paterson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Semple

Head

Married

43

1838

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lindsay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Semple

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Semple

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Semple

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Semple

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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