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Household of John Syme (born 1841, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Syme, born in 1841 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Syme, born in 1845 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1876 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret Jackson, born in 1825 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland.


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John Syme's household

Male

John

Syme

Head
Female

Mary

Syme

Wife
Male

John

Syme

Son
Female

Margaret

Jackson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Syme

Head

Married

40

1841

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Syme

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Syme

Son

-

5

1876

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Jackson

Boarder

Widow

56

1825

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

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