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Household of William Simpson (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1846 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Simpson, born in 1845 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Joseph (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Ann

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Charles

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

35

1846

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Charles

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joseph

Simpson

Son

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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