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Household of William Simpson (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's, Midlothian, 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 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Simpson, born in 1833 in Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hercules (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Mary

Simpson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

Hercules

Simpson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Simpson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hercules

Simpson

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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