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Household of Henry Simms (born 1837, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Henry Simms and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Simms, born in 1837 in Nottinghamshire, consisted of 11 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Simms, born in 1837 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1859 in Wingate, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John Thos (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1857 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Wife Daughter In Law, Betsy (born 1859 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Henry's Son Grand, John (born 1879 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Son Grand, William (born 1880 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Simms's household

Male

Henry

Simms

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Simms

Wife
Female

Sarah

Simms

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simms

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Simms

Son
Male

Joseph

Simms

Son
Male

James

Simms

Son
Male

Henry

Simms

Son
Female

Betsy

Simms

Wife Daughter In Law
Male

John

Simms

Son Grand
Male

William

Simms

Son Grand
First name(s) Henry
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Simms

Head

Married

44

1837

Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Simms

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Simms

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Wingate, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Simms

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Simms

Son

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Simms

Son

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

James

Simms

Son

Single

2

1879

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Henry

Simms

Son

Married

24

1857

Durham, England

Betsy

Simms

Wife Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

John

Simms

Son Grand

Single

2

1879

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

William

Simms

Son Grand

Single

1

1880

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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