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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

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 1833 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Richard Simpson, born in 1863 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1863 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Campbell, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Male

Richard

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Campbell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Simpson

Head

Married

48

1833

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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