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Household of John Sim (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, 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.

John Sim and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sim, born in 1834 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sim, born in 1837 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Mother-In-Law, Catherine R (born 1798 in Tarbet, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Sim's household

Male

John

Sim

Head
Female

Catherine

Sim

Wife
Male

John

Sim

Son
Male

Robert

Sim

Son
Male

Andrew

Sim

Son
Female

Catherine

Sim

Daughter
Male

James

Sim

Son
Female

Mary

Ogston

Servant
Female

Catherine R

Cruickshank

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sim

Head

Married

47

1834

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sim

Wife

Married

44

1837

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Sim

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Sim

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Sim

Son

-

11

1870

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sim

Daughter

-

6

1875

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Sim

Son

-

2

1879

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Ogston

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Catherine R

Cruickshank

Mother-In-Law

Widow

83

1798

Tarbet, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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