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Household of John Symon (born 1816, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Symon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Symon, born in 1816 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Symon, born in 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Danks, born in 1849 in Old Monkland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Symon's household

Male

John

Symon

Head
Female

Maggie

Symon

Daughter
Male

John

Symon

Son
Male

James

Symon

Son
Female

Mary

Symon

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Symon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Danks

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Symon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Symon

Head

Married

65

1816

Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Symon

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Symon

Son

-

9

1872

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Symon

Son

-

7

1874

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Symon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Symon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Danks

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Old Monkland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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