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Household of William Simpson (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1845 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Simpson, born in 1847 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie G (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella B (born 1879 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Norman J (born 1880 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Mary Anne (born 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Lowe, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jessie G

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Isabella B

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Norman J

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary Anne

McLean

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

Constable

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

36

1845

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie G

Simpson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella B

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Norman J

Simpson

Son

-

1

1880

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Anne

McLean

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Constable

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Lowe, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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