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Household of William Sims (born 1838, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Sims and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sims, born in 1838 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Sims, born in 1843 in -.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Richard (born 1851 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1858 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and William's Lodger, Louis (born 1854 in Belgium).


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William Sims's household

Male

William

Sims

Head
Female

Susan

Sims

Wife
Male

Richard

Hopkin

Lodger
Male

Benjamin

Ray

Lodger
Female

Louis

Goldwaser

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sims

Head

Married

43

1838

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Susan

Sims

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

Richard

Hopkin

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Ray

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Louis

Goldwaser

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Belgium

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