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Household of Gilbert Syme (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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.

Gilbert Syme and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Syme, born in 1833 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 3 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Syme, born in 1838 in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1861 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Gilbert Syme's household

Male

Gilbert

Syme

Head
Female

Margaret

Syme

Wife
Female

Mary

Syme

Daughter
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Syme

Head

Married

48

1833

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Syme

Wife

Married

43

1838

Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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