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Household of William Simpson (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1826 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Simpson, born in 1830 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Henry G (born 1860 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William F (born 1864 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert A (born 1869 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Helen G (born 1872 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1873 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Janet F M (born 1877 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Janet

Simpson

Wife
Male

Henry G

Simpson

Son
Male

William F

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Robert A

Simpson

Son
Female

Helen G

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Brown

Granddaughter
Female

Janet F M

Laren

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

55

1826

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Simpson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry G

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William F

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert A

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen G

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Brown

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet F M

Laren

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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