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Household of Samuel Sims (born 1809, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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.

Samuel Sims and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Sims, born in 1809 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sims, born in 1837 in Holbeton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England), Mary (born 1868 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England), Robert (born 1872 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England) and Robert (born 1841 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England).


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Samuel Sims's household

Male

Samuel

Sims

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sims

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sims

Son
Female

Mary

Sims

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sims

Son
Male

Robert

Sims

Son
Male

Samuel

Sims

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sims

Wife
Male

Robert

Sims

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Sims

Head

Married

44

1837

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Sims

Wife

Married

44

1837

Holbeton, Devon, England

Thomas

Sims

Son

Single

20

1861

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Mary

Sims

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Alfred

Sims

Son

Single

11

1870

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Robert

Sims

Son

Single

9

1872

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Samuel

Sims

Head

Married

72

1809

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sims

Wife

Married

80

1801

Cornwall, England

Robert

Sims

Son

Single

40

1841

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

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