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Household of William Simms (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coventry, Warwickshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simms, born in 1834 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Simms, born in 1849 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. They had 8 children; Luke (born 1867 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Harry (born 1874 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1876 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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William Simms's household

Male

William

Simms

Head
Female

Sarah

Simms

Wife
Male

Luke

Simms

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Simms

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Simms

Son
Male

Walter

Simms

Son
Male

Harry

Simms

Son
Male

William

Simms

Son
Male

Joseph

Simms

Son
Female

Ellen

Simms

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simms

Head

Married

47

1834

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Simms

Wife

Married

32

1849

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Luke

Simms

Son

Single

14

1867

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Simms

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Arthur

Simms

Son

Single

10

1871

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Walter

Simms

Son

Single

9

1872

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Harry

Simms

Son

Single

7

1874

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

William

Simms

Son

Single

5

1876

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Simms

Son

Single

3

1878

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Ellen

Simms

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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