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Household of George Syme (born 1790, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.
George Syme and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Syme, born in 1790 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James (born 1830 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1841 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Eliza J (born 1857 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Houston, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), George's Servant, John (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George's Servant, Charles (born 1829 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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George Syme's household
George
Syme
Head
James
Syme
Son
Christina
Syme
Daughter
Eliza J
Watson
Servant
Margaret
Finlayson
Servant
John
Johnston
Servant
Charles
Milne
Servant
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Syme |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 91 |
| Birth year | 1790 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Syme | Head | Widower | 91 | 1790 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Syme | Son | Unmarried | 51 | 1830 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina | Syme | Daughter | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Eliza J | Watson | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Finlayson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Houston, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
John | Johnston | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charles | Milne | Servant | Unmarried | 52 | 1829 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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