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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simpson, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary A (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1880 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Wife
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Simpson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Simpson

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Simpson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Simpson

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

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