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Household of William Simpson (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 1820 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1819 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1861 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1855 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, William Burnett, born in 1873 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Female

Mary

Simpson

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Burnett

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

61

1820

England

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

62

1819

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Burnett

Grandson

-

8

1873

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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