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Household of William Simms (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 Simms and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simms, born in 1837 in Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza R Simms, born in 1838 in Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William F (born 1864 in Middlesex, England), Francis W (born 1865 in Middlesex, England), Elizabeth M (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), Walter J (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Joseph A (born 1872 in Middlesex, England) and Arthur (born 1876 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Hursey, born in 1814 in Kent, England.


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William Simms's household

Male

William

Simms

Head
Female

Eliza R

Simms

Wife
Male

William F

Simms

Son
Male

Francis W

Simms

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Simms

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Simms

Son
Male

Joseph A

Simms

Son
Male

Arthur

Simms

Son
Male

Thomas

Hursey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simms

Head

Married

44

1837

Middlesex, England

Eliza R

Simms

Wife

Married

43

1838

Middlesex, England

William F

Simms

Son

Single

17

1864

Middlesex, England

Francis W

Simms

Son

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth M

Simms

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Walter J

Simms

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Joseph A

Simms

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Arthur

Simms

Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Thomas

Hursey

Boarder

Single

67

1814

Kent, England

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