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Household of William Simms (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simms, born in 1841 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Simms, born in 1841 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Harriett (born 1862 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1864 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Martha A (born 1868 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Isaac (born 1870 in Golden Hill, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1873 in Staffordshire, England), William (born 1875 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1864 in Staffordshire, England) and William's Boarder, Mary E (born 1871 in Staffordshire, England).


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William Simms's household

Male

William

Simms

Head
Female

Mary A

Simms

Wife
Female

Harriett

Simms

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Simms

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Simms

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Simms

Son
Female

Jane

Simms

Daughter
Male

William

Simms

Son
Male

Henry

Simms

Son
Male

Henry

Aspey

Boarder
Female

Mary E

Aspey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Simms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simms

Head

Married

40

1841

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Simms

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Harriett

Simms

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Simms

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Martha A

Simms

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Isaac

Simms

Son

Single

11

1870

Golden Hill, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Simms

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Staffordshire, England

William

Simms

Son

Single

6

1875

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Simms

Son

Single

0

1881

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Henry

Aspey

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Aspey

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Staffordshire, England

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