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Household of Eli Sims (born 1854, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire,Dorset, 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.

Eli Sims and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Sims, born in 1854 in Horton, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Kate Sims, born in 1856 in Cranbourne, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Wimborne, Dorset, England), Mary (born 1877 in Kingston, Dorset, England), Eliza Ellen (born 1878 in Kingston, Dorset, England) and Louisa Davey (born 1880 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eli's Lodger, John Lock, born in 1858 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England.


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Eli Sims's household

Male

Eli

Sims

Head
Female

Kate

Sims

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Lockyer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lockyer

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ellen

Lockyer

Daughter
Female

Louisa Davey

Lockyer

Daughter
Male

John

Lock

Lodger
First name(s) Eli
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Horton, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Sims

Head

Married

27

1854

Horton, Dorset, England

Kate

Sims

Wife

Married

25

1856

Cranbourne, Dorset, England

Sarah Ann

Lockyer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Mary

Lockyer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kingston, Dorset, England

Eliza Ellen

Lockyer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kingston, Dorset, England

Louisa Davey

Lockyer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

John

Lock

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

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