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Household of John Sims (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 Sims and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sims, born in 1839 in Swanley, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sims, born in 1845 in Chislehurst, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1867 in St Mary Cray, Kent, England), John (born 1869 in St Mary Cray, Kent, England), James (born 1875 in Bexley, Kent, England), Leonard (born 1877 in Bexley, Kent, England) and Anne (born 1880 in Erith, Kent, England).


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John Sims's household

Male

John

Sims

Head
Female

Sarah

Sims

Wife
Female

Sarah

Sims

Daughter
Male

John

Sims

Son
Male

James

Sims

Son
Male

Leonard

Sims

Son
Female

Anne

Sims

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Swanley, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sims

Head

Married

42

1839

Swanley, Kent, England

Sarah

Sims

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Sarah

Sims

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Mary Cray, Kent, England

John

Sims

Son

Single

12

1869

St Mary Cray, Kent, England

James

Sims

Son

Single

6

1875

Bexley, Kent, England

Leonard

Sims

Son

Single

4

1877

Bexley, Kent, England

Anne

Sims

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Erith, Kent, England

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