Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Edward Sims (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Edward Sims and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Sims, born in 1840 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sims, born in 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Louie (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1866 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Rosina (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, William Linfield, born in 1833 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Edward Sims's household

Male

Edward

Sims

Head
Female

Hannah

Sims

Wife
Female

Louie

Sims

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sims

Son
Female

Rosina

Sims

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sims

Son
Female

Louisa

Sims

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sims

Son
Male

William

Linfield

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Sims

Head

Married

41

1840

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Hannah

Sims

Wife

Married

39

1842

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Louie

Sims

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edward

Sims

Son

Single

15

1866

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Rosina

Sims

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Charles

Sims

Son

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Sims

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Sims

Son

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Linfield

Boarder

Single

48

1833

City of London, Middlesex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Edward Sims in Bethnal Green in 1881, and follow the Sims family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Edward Sims

We’ve found Edward Sims in 121 family trees. Find out more about Edward Sims' household and view the Sims family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census