Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Semple (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

William Semple and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Semple, born in 1827 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet B Semple, born in 1826 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1847 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1859 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1868 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, William (born 1875 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, William (born 1879 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Semple's household

Male

William

Semple

Head
Female

Janet B

Semple

Wife
Male

John

Semple

Son
Male

Thomas

Semple

Son
Female

Agness

Semple

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Semple

Daughter
Male

William

Semple

Grandson
Male

William

Craig

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Semple

Head

Married

54

1827

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet B

Semple

Wife

Married

55

1826

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Semple

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Semple

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Semple

Daughter

-

13

1868

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Semple

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Semple

Grandson

-

6

1875

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Craig

Grandson

-

2

1879

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Semple in Larkhall in 1881, and follow the Semple family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Semple

We’ve found William Semple in 90 family trees. Find out more about William Semple's household and view the Semple family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census