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Household of William Sim (born 1806, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sim, born in 1806 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Sim, born in 1811 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robina (born 1842 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Anne (born 1846 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1852 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Christina (born 1859 in Caithness, Scotland) and William's Servant, Euphemia (born 1858 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Sim's household

Male

William

Sim

Head
Female

Margaret A

Sim

Wife
Female

Robina

Sim

Daughter
Female

Anne

Sim

Daughter
Male

William

Sim

Son
Female

Christina

Sutherland

Servant
Female

Euphemia

Blackie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sim

Head

Married

75

1806

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret A

Sim

Wife

Married

70

1811

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robina

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anne

Sim

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Sim

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Caithness, Scotland

Euphemia

Blackie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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