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Household of John Sims (born 1810, 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 1810 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sims, born in 1817 in Erith, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Rebecca (born 1852 in Erith, Kent, England) and Fanny (born 1856 in Erith, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Charlotte (born 1877 in Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1869 in Dartford, Kent, England) and John's Boarder, Alfred (born 1873 in Dartford, Kent, England).


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John Sims's household

Male

John

Sims

Head
Female

Sarah

Sims

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Sims

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Sims

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Bradford

Visitor
Male

James

Acustin

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Canterbury, 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

71

1810

Canterbury, Kent, England

Sarah

Sims

Wife

Married

64

1817

Erith, Kent, England

Rebecca

Sims

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Erith, Kent, England

Fanny

Sims

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Erith, Kent, England

Charlotte

Bradford

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

James

Acustin

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Dartford, Kent, England

Alfred

Cooper

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Dartford, Kent, England

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