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Household of John Sim (born 1809, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sim, born in 1809 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Betsy, born 1849 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Ann Sim, born in 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Sim's household

Male

John

Sim

Head
Female

Betsy

Sim

Daughter
Female

Ann

Sim

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sim

Head

Widower

72

1809

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Sim

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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