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Household of John Sim (born 1855, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kildonan, Sutherland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sim, born in 1855 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sim, born in 1833 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland) and Charles (born 1871 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Lillie Pretty, born in 1871 in London, Middlesex, England.


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John Sim's household

Male

John

Sim

Head
Female

Margaret

Sim

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sim

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sim

Daughter
Female

Helen

Sim

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sim

Son
Female

Lillie

Pretty

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sim

Head

Married

26

1855

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sim

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Charles

Sim

Son

-

10

1871

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Lillie

Pretty

Niece

-

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

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