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Household of Matthew Symes (born 1846, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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.

Matthew Symes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Symes, born in 1846 in Bridport, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Caroline Eliza Symes, born in 1853 in Wells, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Caroline A (born 1877 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Aunt, Charlotte (born 1805 in Pilton, Somerset, England) and Matthew's Servant, Susan (born 1861 in Burstock, Dorset, England).


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Matthew Symes's household

Male

Matthew

Symes

Head
Female

Caroline Eliza

Symes

Wife
Female

Caroline A

Symes

Daughter
Female

Florence

Symes

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Green

Aunt
Female

Susan

Hoskings

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Symes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bridport, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Symes

Head

Married

35

1846

Bridport, Dorset, England

Caroline Eliza

Symes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wells, Somerset, England

Caroline A

Symes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Florence

Symes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Charlotte

Green

Aunt

Single

76

1805

Pilton, Somerset, England

Susan

Hoskings

Servant

Single

20

1861

Burstock, Dorset, England

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