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Household of Richard Sims (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tenterden, 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.

Richard Sims and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sims, born in 1845 in Wittersham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Lydia Sims, born in 1843 in Peasmarsh, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Jane C (born 1869 in Wittersham, Kent, England), Richard (born 1879 in Wittersham, Kent, England) and George (born 1881 in Wittersham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother, Jane Sims, born in 1816 in Wittersham, Kent, England.


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Richard Sims's household

Male

Richard

Sims

Head
Female

Lydia

Sims

Wife
Female

Jane C

Martin

Daughter
Male

Richard

Sims

Son
Male

George

Sims

Son
Female

Jane

Sims

Mother
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wittersham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sims

Head

Married

36

1845

Wittersham, Kent, England

Lydia

Sims

Wife

Married

38

1843

Peasmarsh, Sussex, England

Jane C

Martin

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wittersham, Kent, England

Richard

Sims

Son

Single

2

1879

Wittersham, Kent, England

George

Sims

Son

Single

0

1881

Wittersham, Kent, England

Jane

Sims

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Wittersham, Kent, England

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