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Household of William Sims (born 1840, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warminster, Wiltshire, 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 1840 in Crockerton, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sims, born in 1842 in Crockerton, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Frances Amelia (born 1862 in Crockerton, Wiltshire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1865 in Crockerton, Wiltshire, England), Henry William (born 1868 in Crockerton, Wiltshire, England), Archibald Ernest (born 1871 in Crockerton, Wiltshire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1875 in Crockerton, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter Son, Bertie Sims, born in 1880 in Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England.


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William Sims's household

Male

William

Sims

Head
Female

Sarah

Sims

Wife
Female

Frances Amelia

Sims

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Sims

Daughter
Male

Henry William

Sims

Son
Male

Archibald Ernest

Sims

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Sims

Daughter
Male

Bertie

Sims

Daughter Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Crockerton, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sims

Head

Married

41

1840

Crockerton, Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Sims

Wife

Married

39

1842

Crockerton, Wiltshire, England

Frances Amelia

Sims

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Crockerton, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Sims

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Crockerton, Wiltshire, England

Henry William

Sims

Son

Single

13

1868

Crockerton, Wiltshire, England

Archibald Ernest

Sims

Son

Single

10

1871

Crockerton, Wiltshire, England

Sarah Ann

Sims

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Crockerton, Wiltshire, England

Bertie

Sims

Daughter Son

Single

1

1880

Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England

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