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Household of William Sim (born 1821, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 Sim and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sim, born in 1821 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret F Sim, born in 1821 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Barbara M F (born 1844 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie Matthews (born 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George Findlay (born 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1850 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1853 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann Findlay (born 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, Martin Forbes Lawrence, born in 1878 in Strachan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Sim's household

Male

William

Sim

Head
Female

Margaret F

Sim

Wife
Female

Barbara M F

Sim

Daughter
Female

Jessie Matthews

Sim

Daughter
Male

George Findlay

Sim

Son
Female

Margaret

Sim

Daughter
Male

William

Sim

Son
Female

Ann Findlay

Sim

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sim

Daughter
Male

Martin Forbes

Lawrence

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sim

Head

Married

60

1821

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret F

Sim

Wife

Married

60

1821

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara M F

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

37

1844

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie Matthews

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Findlay

Sim

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Sim

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann Findlay

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martin Forbes

Lawrence

Grandson

Unmarried

3

1878

Strachan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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