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Household of John Sims (born 1839, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wheatenhurst, Gloucestershire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sims, born in 1839 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sims, born in 1847 in Ponsford, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Edwin W (born 1866 in Gloucestershire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Gloucestershire, England), Mary J (born 1873 in Gloucestershire, England), Arthur C (born 1875 in Gloucestershire, England), Ellen M (born 1877 in Gloucestershire, England), Hannah R (born 1879 in Gloucestershire, England) and Sarah R (born 1881 in Gloucestershire, England).


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John Sims's household

Male

John

Sims

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sims

Wife
Male

Edwin W

Sims

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sims

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Sims

Daughter
Male

Arthur C

Sims

Son
Female

Ellen M

Sims

Daughter
Female

Hannah R

Sims

Daughter
Female

Sarah R

Sims

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sims

Head

Married

42

1839

Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Sims

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ponsford, Somerset, England

Edwin W

Sims

Son

Single

15

1866

Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Sims

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Gloucestershire, England

Mary J

Sims

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gloucestershire, England

Arthur C

Sims

Son

Single

6

1875

Gloucestershire, England

Ellen M

Sims

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gloucestershire, England

Hannah R

Sims

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gloucestershire, England

Sarah R

Sims

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gloucestershire, England

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