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Household of John Sims (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 1846 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sims, born in 1844 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1867 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).


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John Sims's household

Male

John

Sims

Head
Female

Margaret

Sims

Wife
Male

Robert

Sims

Son
Female

Margaret

Sims

Daughter
Male

John

Sims

Son
Female

Mary

Sims

Daughter
Female

Ann

Sims

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sims

Head

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Margaret

Sims

Wife

Married

37

1844

Invernessshire, Scotland

Robert

Sims

Son

Single

14

1867

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sims

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Sims

Son

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sims

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sims

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

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