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Household of Benjamin Sime (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, Midlothian, 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.

Benjamin Sime and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sime, born in 1848 in Newbattle, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Sime, born in 1850 in England. They had 4 children; Marion (born 1872 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1854 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Benjamin's Nephew, Charles (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Benjamin Sime's household

Male

Benjamin

Sime

Head
Female

Jane

Sime

Wife
Female

Marion

Sime

Daughter
Male

George

Sime

Son
Female

Jane

Sime

Daughter
Male

James

Sime

Son
Female

Mary

Roberts

Sister-In-Law
Male

Charles

Roberts

Nephew
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sime
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sime

Head

Married

33

1848

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Sime

Wife

Married

31

1850

England

Marion

Sime

Daughter

-

9

1872

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Sime

Son

-

6

1875

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Sime

Daughter

-

2

1879

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Sime

Son

-

1

1880

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Roberts

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Roberts

Nephew

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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