Census

[aNonnyMoose]

Originally posted by Judy48 So am I to assume that this was a huge Apartment complex? If indeed there were apartments back in 1881. I don't know what types of housing they might have had there then.

Have a look through old photographs of Glasgow (or any Scottish city) from that period. Most of the housing was in what's known as tenements, large, stone-built buildings with many separate flatted lodgings on each floor. They could be a fair size, generally 3 floors above the ground floor, but one in Larch Street in Dundee had nine floors, due to being built on a hefty slope! Taking an average one, 4 floors each with 4 flats, you're looking at 16 families at one address - and families could be pretty large. We're not talking luxury accommodation here... At least one census (can't remember if it's the 81 or 91) tells you how many of the rooms had windows. Often, it's not too high a percentage.

Originally posted by Judy48
Don't know how correct the LDS site is but they have a William Simpson married to a Janet Rae with children of right names and ages born in Scotland.

Take any information obtained from the LDS with a pinch of salt, much of it is conjecture and guesswork. Always confirm by viewing actual Old Parish Records or certificates, as much of the information is very inaccurate.

Originally posted by Judy48 How easy is it to find a death record there for someone that died between 1875-1879? What kind of information could I find on a death record?

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ is the source for certificates. It will cost you money to search there, but the information that can be obtained is excellent. A death certificate contains the following information:
Year, District Registration and entry number (1920/439/115)
Name, surname and sex
Age at death and occupation
Date of death
Place of death
Place of residence (if different)
Marital status and name of spouse (will give maiden name if spouse is female)
Name and occupation of father, and if deceased
Name, Occupation and Maiden surname of mother, and if deceased
Cause of death
Name of informant, and relationship to deceased.

So as you can see, there's a lot to be found. Assuming, of course, that the informant knows the correct information, which is sometimes a bit dodgy as I have found from my own research.

Hope this helps you anyway.

[Judy48]

Thanks very much aNonnyMoose for the information!!

[aNonnyMoose]

You're welcome. Good luck with your research. Bitter experience over the past 10 years has taught me how difficult it can be at times - and I'm local, with good access to all the available sources!