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Household of John Syms (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 1835 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Syms, born in 1833 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; George Henry (born 1865 in Stonehouse, Devon, England) and John James (born 1868 in Stonehouse, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Robert (born 1833 in Totnes, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas Blake (born 1861 in Totnes, Devon, England).


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John Syms's household

Male

John

Syms

Head
Female

Annie

Syms

Wife
Male

George Henry

Syms

Son
Male

John James

Syms

Son
Male

Robert

Hennett

Lodger
Male

Thomas Blake

Syms

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Syms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Syms

Head

Married

46

1835

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Annie

Syms

Wife

Married

48

1833

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

George Henry

Syms

Son

Single

16

1865

Stonehouse, Devon, England

John James

Syms

Son

Single

13

1868

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Robert

Hennett

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Totnes, Devon, England

Thomas Blake

Syms

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Totnes, Devon, England

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