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Household of William Sims (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sims, born in 1844 in Erith, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Sims, born in 1849 in Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Erith, Kent, England), Mary (born 1871 in Erith, Kent, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Erith, Kent, England), William (born 1876 in Erith, Kent, England), George (born 1878 in Erith, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Erith, Kent, England).


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William Sims's household

Male

William

Sims

Head
Female

Alice

Sims

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sims

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sims

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Sims

Son
Male

William

Sims

Son
Male

George

Sims

Son
Female

Alice

Sims

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Erith, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sims

Head

Married

37

1844

Erith, Kent, England

Alice

Sims

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Sims

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Erith, Kent, England

Mary

Sims

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Erith, Kent, England

Benjamin

Sims

Son

Single

7

1874

Erith, Kent, England

William

Sims

Son

Single

5

1876

Erith, Kent, England

George

Sims

Son

Single

3

1878

Erith, Kent, England

Alice

Sims

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Erith, Kent, England

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