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 Alexander Symon (born 1848, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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.

Alexander Symon and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Symon, born in 1848 in Keith, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Symon, born in 1848 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane C (born 1871 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1875 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie C (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, John Redford, born in 1853 in Banffshire, Scotland.


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

Alexander Symon's household

Male

Alexander

Symon

Head
Female

Jane

Symon

Wife
Male

William

Symon

Son
Female

Jane C

Symon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Symon

Daughter
Male

James

Symon

Son
Female

Jessie C

Symon

Daughter
Male

John

Redford

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Symon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Symon

Head

Married

33

1848

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Symon

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Symon

Son

-

12

1869

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane C

Symon

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Symon

Daughter

-

8

1873

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Symon

Son

-

6

1875

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie C

Symon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Redford

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Banffshire, Scotland

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 Alexander Symon in Arbroath in 1881, and follow the Symon family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Symon

We’ve found Alexander Symon in 31 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Symon's household and view the Symon family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census