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Household of William Simpson (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alyth, Perthshire, 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 1836 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1836 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1863 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Maggie Ann (born 1877 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland) and Caroline (born 1879 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Helen

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Maggie Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

45

1836

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie Ann

Simpson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Caroline

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

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