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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1825, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1825 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1829 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1852 in Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Martha (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Mary Low, born in 1873 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Female

Martha

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Low

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

56

1825

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Low

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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