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Household of William Simpson (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1852 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1855 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in St Leonards, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander S (born 1880 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Magdlen Spence, born in 1857 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Alexander S

Simpson

Son
Female

Magdlen

Spence

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

29

1852

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

James

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Daughter

-

3

1878

St Leonards, Fife, Scotland

Alexander S

Simpson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Magdlen

Spence

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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