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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1830, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Simpson, born in 1830 in Liberton, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Simpson, born in 1838 in Eastfield, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; George (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christiana (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Grandson, James Robertson, born in 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Thomas Simpson's household
Thomas
Simpson
Head
Jessie
Simpson
Wife
George
Simpson
Son
Christiana
Simpson
Daughter
James
Simpson
Son
Jessie
Simpson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Simpson
Daughter
John
Simpson
Son
Mary
Robertson
Daughter
James
Robertson
Grandson
Agnes
Simpson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Simpson | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Simpson | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Eastfield, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christiana | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Simpson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Simpson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Simpson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Simpson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Robertson | Daughter | Married | 26 | 1855 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Robertson | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Simpson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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