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Household of William Simpson (born 1851, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1851 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet D Simpson, born in 1854 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes M S (born 1880 in Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Agnes (born 1861 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Ann (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
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William Simpson's household
William
Simpson
Head
Janet D
Simpson
Wife
James
Simpson
Son
Agnes M S
Simpson
Daughter
Agnes
Hamilton
Sister-In-Law
Ann
Aitchison
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpson | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet D | Simpson | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Simpson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes M S | Simpson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Hamilton | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Aitchison | Visitor | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Argyllshire, Scotland |
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