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Household of John Sims (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sims, born in 1848 in , consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sims, born in 1849 in England. They had 2 children; John Thomas (born 1879 in England) and Henry (born 1881 in Boghead, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Sims's household

Male

John

Sims

Head
Female

Ellen

Sims

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Sims

Son
Male

Henry

Sims

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sims

Head

Married

33

1848

England

Ellen

Sims

Wife

Married

32

1849

England

John Thomas

Sims

Son

-

2

1879

England

Henry

Sims

Son

-

0

1881

Boghead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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