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Household of William Simpson (born 1858, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson, born in 1858 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Simpson, born in 1860 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jean (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Ellen Stevenson, born in 1820 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Simpson's household

Male

William

Simpson

Head
Female

Annie

Simpson

Wife
Female

Jean

Simpson

Daughter
Male

George

Simpson

Son
Female

Ellen

Stevenson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Simpson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simpson

Head

Married

23

1858

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Simpson

Wife

Married

21

1860

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Simpson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Simpson

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Stevenson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

61

1820

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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