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Household of John Sims (born 1828, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sims, born in 1828 in Sutton in Ashfield, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Sims, born in 1832 in Duckmanton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1856 in Duckmanton, Lincolnshire, England), John Thos (born 1865 in Kent, England), Rose A (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Zillah (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Isabella (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Sims's household

Male

John

Sims

Head
Female

Fanny

Sims

Wife
Female

Isabella

Sims

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Sims

Son
Female

Rose A

Sims

Daughter
Female

Zillah

Sims

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Ball

Grand Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Ball

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Sutton in Ashfield, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sims

Head

Married

53

1828

Sutton in Ashfield, Lincolnshire, England

Fanny

Sims

Wife

Married

49

1832

Duckmanton, Lincolnshire, England

Isabella

Sims

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Duckmanton, Lincolnshire, England

John Thos

Sims

Son

Single

16

1865

Kent, England

Rose A

Sims

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Zillah

Sims

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Ball

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Ball

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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