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Household of Walter Simpson (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Walter Simpson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Simpson, born in 1847 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1843 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Catherine (born 1869 in Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1877 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Simpson's household

Male

Walter

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter
Male

David

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Simpson

Son
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Christina

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Simpson

Head

Married

34

1847

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Simpson

Son

-

10

1871

Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Walter

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

2

1879

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christina

Simpson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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