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Household of Jonathan Sims (born 1843, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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.

Jonathan Sims and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Sims, born in 1843 in Brookland, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Caroline Sims, born in 1850 in Iden, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Caroline (born 1873 in Brookland, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Sellinge, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jonathan's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Sellinge, Kent, England), Jonathan's Boarder, Henry (born 1824 in Benenden, Kent, England), Jonathan's Boarder, Stephen C (born 1849 in Waltham, Kent, England), Jonathan's Boarder, James (born 1847 in Smeeth, Kent, England) and Jonathan's Boarder, Arthur (born 1866 in Lower Hardres, Kent, England).


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Jonathan Sims's household

Male

Jonathan

Sims

Head
Female

Caroline

Sims

Wife
Female

Caroline

Sims

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sims

Daughter
Female

Mary

Andrews

Servant
Male

Henry

Couchman

Boarder
Male

Stephen C

Scott

Boarder
Male

James

Daisy

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Brookland, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Sims

Head

Married

38

1843

Brookland, Kent, England

Caroline

Sims

Wife

Married

31

1850

Iden, Sussex, England

Caroline

Sims

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brookland, Kent, England

Alice

Sims

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sellinge, Kent, England

Mary

Andrews

Servant

Single

14

1867

Sellinge, Kent, England

Henry

Couchman

Boarder

Single

57

1824

Benenden, Kent, England

Stephen C

Scott

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Waltham, Kent, England

James

Daisy

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Smeeth, Kent, England

Arthur

Smith

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Lower Hardres, Kent, England

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