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Household of William A Sims (born 1840, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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.

William A Sims and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Sims, born in 1840 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Sophia Sims, born in 1839 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1867 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Rosa E (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Florence H (born 1870 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William A's Apprentice, Isabella Smith, born in 1863 in Ireland.


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William A Sims's household

Male

William A

Sims

Head
Female

Sophia

Sims

Wife
Male

William

Sims

Son
Female

Rosa E

Sims

Daughter
Female

Florence H

Sims

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Smith

Apprentice
First name(s) William A
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Sims

Head

Married

41

1840

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Sophia

Sims

Wife

Married

42

1839

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

William

Sims

Son

Single

14

1867

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Rosa E

Sims

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Florence H

Sims

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Smith

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Ireland

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