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Household of Thomas Sims (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas Sims and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sims, born in 1837 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 16 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Sims, born in 1841 in -. They had 11 children; Mary (born 1863 in -), Thomas (born 1865 in -), Emily (born 1867 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), William (born 1870 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Victoria (born 1877 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Herbert (born 1869 in -), George (born 1871 in -), Ernest (born 1872 in -), Emily (born 1875 in Reading, Berkshire, England) and Amy (born 1879 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger Head, George (born 1847 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Isabella (born 1861 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Sims's household

Male

Thomas

Sims

Head
Female

Mary

Sims

Wife
Female

Mary

Sims

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sims

Son
Female

Emily

Sims

Daughter
Male

William

Sims

Son
Male

Henry

Sims

Son
Female

Victoria

Sims

Daughter
Male

George

Gibson

Lodger Head
Female

Emily

Gibson

Wife
Male

Herbert

Gibson

Son
Male

George

Gibson

Son
Male

Ernest

Gibson

Son
Female

Emily

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Amy

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Burrell

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sims

Head

Married

44

1837

Bath, Somerset, England

Mary

Sims

Wife

Married

40

1841

-

Mary

Sims

Daughter

Single

18

1863

-

Thomas

Sims

Son

Single

16

1865

-

Emily

Sims

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

William

Sims

Son

Single

11

1870

City of London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Sims

Son

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

Victoria

Sims

Daughter

Single

4

1877

City of London, Middlesex, England

George

Gibson

Lodger Head

Married

34

1847

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Gibson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Harley, Essex, England

Herbert

Gibson

Son

Single

12

1869

-

George

Gibson

Son

Single

10

1871

-

Ernest

Gibson

Son

Single

9

1872

-

Emily

Gibson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Reading, Berkshire, England

Amy

Gibson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

City of London, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Burrell

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

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