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Household of William Simpson (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, England

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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.

William Simpson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amy Simpson, born in 1847 in Lelant, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William H (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England), James (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Adale C (born 1880 in Dawlish, Devon, England).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Amy

Simpson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William H

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Adale C

Simpson

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Amy

Simpson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William H

Simpson

Son

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

James

Simpson

Son

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

Adale C

Simpson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dawlish, Devon, England

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