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Household of John Simkins (born 1849, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Simkins and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simkins, born in 1849 in Wiltshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Simkins, born in 1844 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 6 children; Ernest (born 1874 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1876 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Ellen (born 1851 in Bocking, Essex, England) and John's Visitor, Alice (born 1855 in Mistley, Essex, England).


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John Simkins's household

Male

John

Simkins

Head
Female

Annie

Simkins

Wife
Male

Ernest

Simkins

Son
Male

Harry

Simkins

Son
Male

Arthur

Simkins

Son
Female

Annie

Simkins

Daughter
Female

Ellen

King

Lodger Head
Female

Edith

King

Daughter
Female

Florence

King

Daughter
Female

Alice

Belton

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Simkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simkins

Head

Married

32

1849

Wiltshire, England

Annie

Simkins

Wife

Married

37

1844

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Ernest

Simkins

Son

Single

7

1874

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Harry

Simkins

Son

Single

5

1876

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Simkins

Son

Single

4

1877

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Simkins

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

King

Lodger Head

Married

30

1851

Bocking, Essex, England

Edith

King

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Florence

King

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Belton

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Mistley, Essex, England

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