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Household of John Sim (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sim, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Helen (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Nephew, James (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Nephew, Charles (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Jessie (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Sim's household

Male

John

Sim

Head
Female

Mary

Sim

Wife
Male

Alexander

Sim

Son
Female

Annie

Sim

Daughter
Male

John

Sim

Son
Female

Helen

King

Sister
Male

James

King

Nephew
Male

Charles

King

Nephew
Female

Jessie

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sim

Head

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Sim

Wife

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Sim

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Sim

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Sim

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

King

Sister

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

King

Nephew

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

King

Nephew

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Walker

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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