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Household of John Simms (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Simms and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Simms, born in 1844 in Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Simms, born in 1845 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Alice (born 1869 in Lawton, Cheshire, England), Faith (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), Herbert John (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and George Henry (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father Head, Thomas Simms, born in 1801 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England.


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John Simms's household

Male

John

Simms

Head
Female

Eliza

Simms

Wife
Female

Sarah Alice

Davise

Daughter
Female

Faith

Davise

Daughter
Male

Herbert John

Simms

Son
Male

George Henry

Simms

Son
Male

Thomas

Simms

Father Head
First name(s) John
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Simms

Head

Married

37

1844

Cheshire, England

Eliza

Simms

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cheshire, England

Sarah Alice

Davise

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lawton, Cheshire, England

Faith

Davise

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Herbert John

Simms

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

George Henry

Simms

Son

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Simms

Father Head

Widower

80

1801

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

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