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Household of William Simpson (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, 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 1834 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1833 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1871 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Marjory (born 1873 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1878 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Archibald

Simpson

Son
Female

Marjory

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Pitsligo, 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

47

1834

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Archibald

Simpson

Son

-

10

1871

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Marjory

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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