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Household of Thomas Simpson (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 1855 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1857 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1875 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Simpson's household

Male

Thomas

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

Archibald

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place New Monkland, 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

26

1855

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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