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Household of John Sime (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Sime and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sime, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella M Sime, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in England) and William (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, John McKay, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Sime's household

Male

John

Sime

Head
Female

Isabella M

Sime

Wife
Male

David

Sime

Son
Male

James

Sime

Son
Female

Jessie

Sime

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sime

Daughter
Male

William

Sime

Son
Male

John

McKay

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sime
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sime

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Sime

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Sime

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Sime

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Sime

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Sime

Daughter

-

10

1871

England

William

Sime

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McKay

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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