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Household of William Simpson (born 1838, Ayrshire)

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 1838 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1841 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

43

1838

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Simpson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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