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Household of James Sim (born 1843, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 1843 in Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sim, born in 1843 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Morayshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew Mcg (born 1877 in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Alex Fraser, born in 1855 in New Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.


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James Sim's household

Male

James

Sim

Head
Female

Mary

Sim

Wife
Male

John

Sim

Son
Male

James

Sim

Son
Male

William

Sim

Son
Male

Andrew Mcg

Sim

Son
Male

Robert

Sim

Son
Male

Alex

Fraser

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sim

Head

Married

38

1843

Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Sim

Wife

Married

38

1843

Morayshire, Scotland

John

Sim

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Morayshire, Scotland

James

Sim

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Morayshire, Scotland

William

Sim

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew Mcg

Sim

Son

-

4

1877

Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Sim

Son

-

1

1880

Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alex

Fraser

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

New Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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