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Household of John Syme (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, 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.

John Syme and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Syme, born in 1847 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Syme, born in 1845 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary Ann Young, born in 1856 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland.


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John Syme's household

Male

John

Syme

Head
Female

Janet

Syme

Wife
Male

John

Syme

Son
Female

Maggie

Syme

Daughter
Female

Christina

Syme

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Young

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Syme

Head

Married

34

1847

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Syme

Wife

Married

36

1845

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Syme

Son

-

7

1874

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Syme

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Syme

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Mary Ann

Young

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

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