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Household of John Syme (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Syme, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Syme, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jean (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fanny (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joan (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Syme's household

Male

John

Syme

Head
Female

Fanny

Syme

Wife
Female

Jean

Syme

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Syme

Daughter
Female

Joan

Syme

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Syme

Daughter
Female

Martha

Syme

Daughter
Male

John

Syme

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Syme

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Syme

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Syme

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Syme

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Syme

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Syme

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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