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Household of Robert J Simms (born 1844, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Robert J Simms and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert J Simms, born in 1844 in Handley, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Robert J was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Simms, born in 1844 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Robert J (born 1878 in Beccles, Suffolk, England), Cordelia H (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Bessie A (born 1881 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert J's Servant, Hannah (born 1861 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Robert J's Servant, Sarah J (born 1864 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Robert J Simms's household

Male

Robert J

Simms

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Simms

Wife
Male

Robert J

Simms

Son
Female

Cordelia H

Simms

Daughter
Female

Bessie A

Simms

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Cross

Servant
Female

Sarah J

Meek

Servant
First name(s) Robert J
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Handley, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert J

Simms

Head

Married

37

1844

Handley, Dorset, England

Mary Ann

Simms

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lincolnshire, England

Robert J

Simms

Son

Single

3

1878

Beccles, Suffolk, England

Cordelia H

Simms

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Bessie A

Simms

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Hannah

Cross

Servant

Single

20

1861

Southwark, Surrey, England

Sarah J

Meek

Servant

Single

17

1864

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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