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Household of William Simpson (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1833 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Simpson, born in 1841 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; George (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in -), Ann (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Allan (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Ann

Simpson

Wife
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Simpson

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Son
Male

Allan

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Helen

Simpson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

48

1833

-

Ann

Simpson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

-

Ann

Simpson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Simpson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Allan

Simpson

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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