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Household of William Simpson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1838 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Euphemia (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Euphemia

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Simpson

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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