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Household of William Simpson (born 1842, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 1842 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Simpson, born in 1842 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Willie (born 1873 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Bertie W (born 1875 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret Annie (born 1877 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth Mary (born 1879 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Catherine (born 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Maggie (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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William Simpson's household
William
Simpson
Head
Margaret
Simpson
Wife
Willie
Simpson
Son
Bertie W
Simpson
Son
Margaret Annie
Simpson
Daughter
Elisabeth Mary
Simpson
Daughter
Catherine
Kennedy
Servant
Maggie
Dykes
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Simpson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Simpson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Simpson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Willie | Simpson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Bertie W | Simpson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret Annie | Simpson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth Mary | Simpson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Kennedy | Servant | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Dykes | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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