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Household of John Symington (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Symington, born in 1833 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Symington, born in 1839 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald W (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Quintin A (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John J (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary N (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George B (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert M (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Mary Wilson, born in 1804 in Skipness, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Symington's household

Male

John

Symington

Head
Female

Mary

Symington

Wife
Male

William

Symington

Son
Male

Archibald W

Symington

Son
Male

Quintin A

Symington

Son
Male

David

Symington

Son
Male

John J

Symington

Son
Female

Mary N

Symington

Daughter
Male

George B

Symington

Son
Male

Robert M

Symington

Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Symington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Symington

Head

Married

48

1833

Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Symington

Wife

Married

42

1839

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Symington

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald W

Symington

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Quintin A

Symington

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Symington

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John J

Symington

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary N

Symington

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George B

Symington

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert M

Symington

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

Skipness, Argyllshire, Scotland

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