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Household of John Symington (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, 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 Symington and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Symington, born in 1824 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Symington, born in 1838 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet Fallows (born 1870 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Cuthbert (born 1872 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Isabella Jane (born 1876 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1816 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1863 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1865 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1865 in Calvine, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Symington's household

Male

John

Symington

Head
Female

Jane

Symington

Wife
Female

Janet Fallows

Symington

Daughter
Female

Mary Cuthbert

Symington

Daughter
Female

Isabella Jane

Symington

Daughter
Female

Janet

State

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Marchbank

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Muir

Servant
Female

Janet

Gray

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Symington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Symington

Head

Married

57

1824

-

Jane

Symington

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet Fallows

Symington

Daughter

-

11

1870

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Cuthbert

Symington

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella Jane

Symington

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

State

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Marchbank

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Muir

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Calvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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