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Household of John Syme (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

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 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Syme, born in 1836 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander Fairlie (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabela (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Syme's household

Male

John

Syme

Head
Female

Jessie

Syme

Wife
Male

Alexander Fairlie

Syme

Son
Male

Robert

Syme

Son
Male

John

Syme

Son
Female

Isabela

Syme

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Syme

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Syme

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander Fairlie

Syme

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Syme

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Syme

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabela

Syme

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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