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Household of William Simpson (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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.

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 1833 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1835 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; John G (born 1870 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabell (born 1873 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

John G

Simpson

Son
Female

Isabell

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

48

1833

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John G

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabell

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

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