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Household of David Syme (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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.

David Syme and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Syme, born in 1841 in Auchterderran, Fife, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Betsy Syme, born in 1839 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Betsy (born 1863 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland) and Fraser (born 1874 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland).


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David Syme's household

Male

David

Syme

Head
Female

Betsy

Syme

Wife
Female

Betsy

Syme

Daughter
Male

Robert

Syme

Son
Male

James

Syme

Son
Female

Margaret

Syme

Daughter
Male

George

Syme

Son
Male

John

Syme

Son
Female

Fraser

Syme

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Syme

Head

Married

40

1841

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Syme

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Syme

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

James

Syme

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

George

Syme

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

John

Syme

Son

-

6

1875

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Fraser

Syme

Daughter

-

7

1874

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

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