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Household of William Simpson (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bourtie, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A W Simpson, born in 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret G (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1880 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary A W

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret G

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A W

Simpson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Simpson

Son

-

1

1880

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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