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Household of John Sims (born 1842, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1842 in Arlington, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sims, born in 1838 in Penrice, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Fanny Jane (born 1870 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Charles John (born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Edith (born 1875 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Walter (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Sims's household

Male

John

Sims

Head
Female

Mary

Sims

Wife
Female

Fanny Jane

Sims

Daughter
Male

Charles John

Sims

Son
Male

Henry

Sims

Son
Female

Edith

Sims

Daughter
Male

Walter

Sims

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Arlington, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sims

Head

Married

39

1842

Arlington, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Sims

Wife

Married

43

1838

Penrice, Glamorganshire, Wales

Fanny Jane

Sims

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles John

Sims

Son

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Sims

Son

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith

Sims

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Glamorganshire, Wales

Walter

Sims

Son

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

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