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Household of William Simpson (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1848 in Abbotshall, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simpson, born in 1848 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1872 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary A (born 1880 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Andrew Pryde, born in 1814 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jane

Simpson

Daughter
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Male

John

Simpson

Son
Female

Mary A

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Pryde

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

33

1848

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Simpson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

-

7

1874

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

John

Simpson

Son

-

3

1878

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Simpson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Pryde

Boarder

Widower

67

1814

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

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