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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meigle, Perthshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1842 in Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland) and Dugald (born 1875 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, James (born 1861 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Jessie (born 1838 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Dugald

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Milne

Servant
Female

Jessie

Colquhoun

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

39

1842

Newtyle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

13

1868

Eassie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Dugald

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Colquhoun

Visitor

Unmarried

43

1838

Argyllshire, Scotland

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