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Household of James Syme (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, England

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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.

James Syme and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Syme, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane A Syme, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1868 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England), William (born 1870 in Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Ann (born 1873 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Helen (born 1877 in Beckenham, Kent, England) and Isabella (born 1879 in Beckenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Alice Brownie, born in 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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James Syme's household

Male

James

Syme

Head
Female

Jane A

Syme

Wife
Male

Robert

Syme

Son
Male

William

Syme

Son
Female

Janet

Syme

Daughter
Female

Ann

Syme

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Syme

Daughter
Female

Helen

Syme

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Syme

Daughter
Female

Alice

Brownie

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Syme

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Jane A

Syme

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Robert

Syme

Son

Single

13

1868

Haywards Heath, Sussex, England

William

Syme

Son

Single

11

1870

Scotland

Janet

Syme

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Beckenham, Kent, England

Ann

Syme

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Beckenham, Kent, England

Margaret

Syme

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Beckenham, Kent, England

Helen

Syme

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Beckenham, Kent, England

Isabella

Syme

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Beckenham, Kent, England

Alice

Brownie

Niece

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

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