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Household of William Simpson (born 1848, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1848 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marg Simpson, born in 1840 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald S (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William H (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Helen Watt, born in 1862 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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William Simpson's household
William
Simpson
Head
Marg
Simpson
Wife
Helen
Watt
Step Daughter
Archibald S
Simpson
Son
George
Simpson
Son
William H
Simpson
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpson | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Marg | Simpson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Watt | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Archibald S | Simpson | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Simpson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William H | Simpson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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