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Household of William Simpson (born 1831, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whalsay & Skerries, Shetland, 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 1831 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; William (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Laura (born 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Hector (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Gilbert (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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William Simpson's household
William
Simpson
Head
William
Simpson
Son
George
Simpson
Son
Laura
Simpson
Daughter
Margaret
Simpson
Daughter
Robert
Simpson
Son
Hector
Simpson
Son
Gilbert
Simpson
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpson | Head | Widower | 50 | 1831 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Laura | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Hector | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Gilbert | Simpson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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