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Household of William Simpson (born 1852, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keith, Banffshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1852 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1850 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Fife Keith, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Elizabeth Martin, born in 1815 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Martin

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

29

1852

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Fife Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Martin

Visitor

Married

66

1815

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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