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Household of William Simpson (born 1853, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Simpson, born in 1858 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1855 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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William Simpson's household
William
Simpson
Head
Ann
Simpson
Wife
James
Simpson
Son
Annie
Simpson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Simpson
Daughter
Joseph
Simpson
Boarder
John
Gillespie
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpson | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Simpson | Wife | Married | 23 | 1858 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Simpson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Simpson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Simpson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Simpson | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Gillespie | Boarder | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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