William Thomson
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Household of William Simpson (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret B Simpson, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ellen M (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, Duncan Simpson, born in 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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William Simpson's household
William
Simpson
Head
Margaret B
Simpson
Wife
Ellen M
Simpson
Daughter
Mary
Simpson
Daughter
Jessie
Simpson
Daughter
Margaret
Simpson
Daughter
Duncan
Simpson
Brother
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpson | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret B | Simpson | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen M | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Simpson | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Duncan | Simpson | Brother | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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