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Household of William Sim (born 1838, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keig, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sim, born in 1838 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sim, born in 1848 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1876 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1880 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1878 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1863 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Christina (born 1868 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Sim's household

Male

William

Sim

Head
Female

Jessie

Sim

Wife
Male

William

Sim

Son
Male

George

Sim

Son
Female

Isabella

Sim

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sim

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Servant
Female

Christina

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sim

Head

Married

43

1838

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sim

Wife

Married

33

1848

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Sim

Son

-

5

1876

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Sim

Son

-

1

1880

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sim

Daughter

-

13

1868

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sim

Daughter

-

3

1878

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Christina

Smith

Servant

-

13

1868

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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