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Household of Edwin Sims (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sims, born in 1847 in Glastonbury, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Ann Sims, born in 1835 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Alice A (born 1871 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Amelia E (born 1874 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and William J (born 1878 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Step Daughter, Anna M (born 1858 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Edwin's Step Son, Frank (born 1864 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).


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Edwin Sims's household

Male

Edwin

Sims

Head
Female

Ann

Sims

Wife
Female

Anna M

Slade

Step Daughter
Male

Frank

Slade

Step Son
Female

Alice A

Sims

Daughter
Female

Amelia E

Sims

Daughter
Male

William J

Sims

Son
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sims

Head

Married

34

1847

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Ann

Sims

Wife

Married

46

1835

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Anna M

Slade

Step Daughter

Single

23

1858

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Frank

Slade

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Alice A

Sims

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Amelia E

Sims

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

William J

Sims

Son

Single

3

1878

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

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