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Household of Alexander Syme (born 1829, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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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.
Alexander Syme and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Syme, born in 1829 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Syme, born in 1835 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edmund (born 1878 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Syme's household
Alexander
Syme
Head
Elizabeth
Syme
Wife
Elizabeth
Syme
Daughter
Christina
Syme
Daughter
Mary Jane
Syme
Daughter
Edmund
Syme
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Syme |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Syme | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Syme | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Syme | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina | Syme | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Syme | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Edmund | Syme | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland |
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