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Household of Francis Sim (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Francis Sim and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Sim, born in 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Helen Marr, born in 1825 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Francis, born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Francis's Servant, Annie (born 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Francis's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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Francis Sim's household

Male

Francis

Sim

Head
Female

Helen

Marr

Wife
Male

Francis

Sim

Son
Female

Annie

Murray

Servant
Female

Margaret

Bain

Servant
First name(s) Francis
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Sim

Head

Married

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Marr

Wife

Married

56

1825

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Francis

Sim

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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