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Household of William Simpson (born 1841, Morayshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1841 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes B Simpson, born in 1849 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary C (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William G D (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Agnes M (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Arthur J (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Charles R (born 1878 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Gertrude (born 1880 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1841 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret E (born 1864 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland).
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William Simpson's household
William
Simpson
Head
Agnes B
Simpson
Wife
Mary C
Simpson
Daughter
William G D
Simpson
Son
Agnes M
Simpson
Daughter
Arthur J
Simpson
Son
Charles R
Simpson
Son
Gertrude
Simpson
Daughter
Jane
Briggs
Servant
Jessie
Reekie
Servant
Margaret E
Reekie
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Agnes B | Simpson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary C | Simpson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
William G D | Simpson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Agnes M | Simpson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Arthur J | Simpson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Charles R | Simpson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Gertrude | Simpson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Briggs | Servant | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Reekie | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret E | Reekie | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland |
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