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Household of William Simpson (born 1823)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1823 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1825 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1868 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1858 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Maggie (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
Female

Sarah

Stewart

Boarder
Female

Maggie

Coutts

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

13

1868

Ireland

Sarah

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

Maggie

Coutts

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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