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Household of James Syme (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Syme and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Syme, born in 1843 in , consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Syme, born in 1851 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Forrester, born in 1863 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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James Syme's household

Male

James

Syme

Head
Female

Isabella

Syme

Wife
Male

James

Syme Jr

Son
Female

Mary

Forrester

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Syme

Head

Married

38

1843

England

Isabella

Syme

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Syme Jr

Son

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Forrester

Servant

-

18

1863

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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