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Household of William Simpson (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1841 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Simpson, born in 1839 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Barbara (born 1862 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Marjory (born 1866 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1874 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1881 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Barbara

Simpson

Wife
Female

Barbara

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

40

1841

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Marjory

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Jeanie

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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