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Household of John Symes (born 1820, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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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 Symes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Symes, born in 1820 in Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza W Symes, born in 1824 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Henry H, born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Bee Macdonald, born in 1851 in Mayo, Ireland.


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John Symes's household

Male

John

Symes

Head
Female

Eliza W

Symes

Wife
Male

Henry H

Symes

Son
Female

Bee

Macdonald

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Symes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Symes

Head

Married

61

1820

Staffordshire, England

Eliza W

Symes

Wife

Married

57

1824

Exeter, Devon, England

Henry H

Symes

Son

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bee

Macdonald

Servant

Single

30

1851

Mayo, Ireland

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