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Household of John Sim (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carmyllie, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sim, born in 1831 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sim, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander D (born 1864 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1868 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arthur (born 1868 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Patrick (born 1872 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Carnegie (born 1880 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1816 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Betsy (born 1862 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Sim's household

Male

John

Sim

Head
Female

Isabella

Sim

Wife
Male

Alexander D

Sim

Son
Male

David

Sim

Son
Male

Arthur

Sim

Son
Female

Isabella

Sim

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Sim

Son
Male

Carnegie

Sim

Son
Female

Mary

Sim

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smibert

Mother-In-Law
Female

Eliza

Rennie

Servant
Female

Betsy

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sim

Head

Married

50

1831

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Sim

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander D

Sim

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Sim

Son

-

13

1868

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Arthur

Sim

Son

-

13

1868

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Sim

Daughter

-

11

1870

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Patrick

Sim

Son

-

9

1872

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Carnegie

Sim

Son

-

1

1880

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Sim

Daughter

-

0

1881

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Smibert

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Rennie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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