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Household of John Syms (born 1851, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Syms and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Syms, born in 1851 in Clatworthy, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Syms, born in 1849 in Steventon, Berkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth M (born 1878 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Minnie M (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Mary M (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Emma L Giles, born in 1854 in Maidstone, Kent, England.


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John Syms's household

Male

John

Syms

Head
Female

Ellen

Syms

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Syms

Daughter
Female

Minnie M

Syms

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Syms

Daughter
Female

Emma L

Giles

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Syms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Clatworthy, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Syms

Head

Married

30

1851

Clatworthy, Somerset, England

Ellen

Syms

Wife

Married

32

1849

Steventon, Berkshire, England

Elizabeth M

Syms

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Minnie M

Syms

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Mary M

Syms

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emma L

Giles

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Maidstone, Kent, England

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