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Household of James Sim (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Sim and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sim, born in 1824 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sim, born in 1826 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1860 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1862 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1864 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1866 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Ann (born 1828 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, William (born 1852 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Sim's household

Male

James

Sim

Head
Female

Jessie

Sim

Wife
Female

Eliza

Sim

Daughter
Female

Janet

Sim

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Sim

Daughter
Male

John

Sim

Son
Female

Ann

Watt

Sister-In-Law
Male

William

Mortimer

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sim

Head

Married

57

1824

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sim

Wife

Married

55

1826

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Sim

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Watt

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

53

1828

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Mortimer

Nephew

Unmarried

29

1852

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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