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Household of John Shym (born 1845, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

John Shym and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shym, born in 1845 in Malden, Essex, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Shym, born in 1846 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Anne (born 1869 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Julia (born 1870 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Herbert Wallis (born 1872 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Percy (born 1875 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Florence (born 1877 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Edith (born 1878 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Amy Caroline (born 1880 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Caroline (born 1819 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), John's Niece, Kathleen (born 1872 in Carshalton, Surrey, England) and John's Servant, Clara (born 1858 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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John Shym's household

Male

John

Shym

Head
Female

Anne

Shym

Wife
Female

Anne

Shym

Daughter
Female

Julia

Shym

Daughter
Male

Herbert Wallis

Shym

Son
Male

Percy

Shym

Son
Female

Florence

Shym

Daughter
Female

Edith

Shym

Daughter
Female

Amy Caroline

Shym

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Rummell

Mother In Law
Female

Kathleen

Horsel

Niece
Female

Clara

Cullum

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shym
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Malden, Essex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shym

Head

Married

36

1845

Malden, Essex, England

Anne

Shym

Wife

Married

35

1846

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Anne

Shym

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Peckham, Surrey, England

Julia

Shym

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Peckham, Surrey, England

Herbert Wallis

Shym

Son

Single

9

1872

Peckham, Surrey, England

Percy

Shym

Son

Single

6

1875

Peckham, Surrey, England

Florence

Shym

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Peckham, Surrey, England

Edith

Shym

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Peckham, Surrey, England

Amy Caroline

Shym

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Peckham, Surrey, England

Caroline

Rummell

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Kathleen

Horsel

Niece

Single

9

1872

Carshalton, Surrey, England

Clara

Cullum

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chatham, Kent, England

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