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Household of William Simpson (born 1819, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1819 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Simpson, born in 1818 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1849 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1852 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Eleanoxer (born 1862 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Fanny F (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Eliza (born 1842 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Alex (born 1881 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Barbara

Simpson

Wife
Female

Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Eleanoxer

Simpson

Son
Female

Fanny F

Logan

Granddaughter
Female

Eliza

Cooper

Visitor
Male

Alex

Cooper

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

62

1819

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Simpson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eleanoxer

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Fanny F

Logan

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cooper

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Cooper

Visitor

-

0

1881

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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