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Household of William Simpson (born 1832, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1832 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1834 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Fife, Scotland), George (born 1863 in Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland), Duncan (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland) and Peter (born 1879 in Fife, 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

George

Simpson

Son
Male

Andrew

Simpson

Son
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Simpson

Son
Male

Peter

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

49

1832

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Fife, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Simpson

Son

-

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

Robert

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

Duncan

Simpson

Son

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Peter

Simpson

Son

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

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