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Household of William Simpson (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, 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 Heriot, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Simpson, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1881 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh L (born 1881 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother-In-Law, William Wright, born in 1864 in Ireland.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Annie

Simpson

Wife
Female

Annie

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Hugh L

Simpson

Son
Male

William

Wright

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Heriot, Midlothian, 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

Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Simpson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Simpson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

-

4

1877

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Simpson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh L

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wright

Brother-In-Law

-

17

1864

Ireland

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