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Household of Thomas W Simpson (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 W Simpson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Simpson, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Isabella Simpson, born in 1827 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1859 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1861 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1866 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Visitor, John Picken, born in 1858 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Thomas W Simpson's household

Male

Thomas W

Simpson

Head
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Wife
Female

Helen

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Picken

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Simpson

Head

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Picken

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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