Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Sims (born 1838, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sims, born in 1838 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Sims, born in 1842 in Norwood, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Henry William (born 1866 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Florence Eliza (born 1872 in Chatham, Kent, England), Joseph Archibald Platford (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England), Edward Elisha (born 1876 in Chatham, Kent, England), Ethel Maud (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Frederick James (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Sims's household

Male

William

Sims

Head
Female

Jane

Sims

Wife
Male

Henry William

Sims

Son
Female

Florence Eliza

Sims

Daughter
Male

Joseph Archibald Platford

Sims

Son
Male

Edward Elisha

Sims

Son
Female

Ethel Maud

Sims

Daughter
Male

Frederick James

Sims

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sims
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sims

Head

Married

43

1838

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Jane

Sims

Wife

Married

39

1842

Norwood, Middlesex, England

Henry William

Sims

Son

Single

15

1866

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Florence Eliza

Sims

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chatham, Kent, England

Joseph Archibald Platford

Sims

Son

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

Edward Elisha

Sims

Son

Single

5

1876

Chatham, Kent, England

Ethel Maud

Sims

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick James

Sims

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Sims in Manchester in 1881, and follow the Sims family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Sims

We’ve found William Sims in 470 family trees. Find out more about William Sims' household and view the Sims family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census