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Household of John Syme (born 1811, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Orwell, Kinrossshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Syme, born in 1811 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella C Syme, born in 1825 in Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Colin C (born 1858 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and Grace (born 1862 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Isabella (born 1875 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Janet (born 1867 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland), John's Servant, David (born 1861 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, David (born 1839 in Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland).


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John Syme's household

Male

John

Syme

Head
Female

Isabella C

Syme

Wife
Male

Colin C

Syme

Son
Female

Grace

Syme

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Servant
Female

Janet

Barnard

Servant
Male

David

Tod

Servant
Male

David

Mackay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Syme

Head

Married

70

1811

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Isabella C

Syme

Wife

Married

56

1825

Fife, Scotland

Colin C

Syme

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Grace

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Visitor

-

6

1875

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Barnard

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

David

Tod

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

David

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland

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