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Household of Edwin Sims (born 1831, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, England

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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.

Edwin Sims and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sims, born in 1831 in Burley, Hampshire, consisted of 3 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Emma Sims, born in 1833 in Southwick, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Lodger, Jane Wellstead, born in 1859 in Winterbourne, Dorset, England.


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Edwin Sims's household

Male

Edwin

Sims

Head
Female

Emma

Sims

Wife
Female

Jane

Wellstead

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Burley, Hampshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sims

Head

Married

50

1831

Burley, Hampshire, England

Emma

Sims

Wife

Married

48

1833

Southwick, Hampshire, England

Jane

Wellstead

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Winterbourne, Dorset, England

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