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Household of John Sims (born 1838, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1838 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Sims, born in 1840 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Clarinda (born 1862 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1864 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1866 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John T (born 1870 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1872 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), Lily (born 1876 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England) and Rosetta (born 1878 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Sims's household

Male

John

Sims

Head
Female

Priscilla

Sims

Wife
Female

Clarinda

Sims

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Sims

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Sims

Daughter
Male

John T

Sims

Son
Female

Ada

Sims

Daughter
Female

Lily

Sims

Daughter
Female

Rosetta

Sims

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sims

Head

Married

43

1838

Lincolnshire, England

Priscilla

Sims

Wife

Married

41

1840

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Clarinda

Sims

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sims

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Sims

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John T

Sims

Son

Single

11

1870

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Sims

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Sims

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Rosetta

Sims

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

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