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Household of William Sims (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 1842 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Sims, born in 1843 in Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1869 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Ellen Maria (born 1871 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Mary Ann Halls, born in 1846 in Soho, Middlesex, England.


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William Sims's household

Male

William

Sims

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Sims

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Sims

Daughter
Female

Ellen Maria

Sims

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Halls

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sims

Head

Married

39

1842

Greenwich, Kent, England

Mary Jane

Sims

Wife

Married

38

1843

Surrey, England

Mary Jane

Sims

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ellen Maria

Sims

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Greenwich, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Halls

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Soho, Middlesex, England

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