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Household of Peter Sym (born 1848, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmory, Buteshire, 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.

Peter Sym and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sym, born in 1848 in Buteshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Sym, born in 1845 in Buteshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Balla (born 1873 in Buteshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1875 in Buteshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Buteshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Kilmory, Buteshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Kilmory, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, George (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Peter Sym's household

Male

Peter

Sym

Head
Female

Mary

Sym

Wife
Female

Balla

Sym

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sym

Son
Female

Mary

Sym

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sym

Son
Male

Peter

Sym

Son
Male

George

Carlisle

Servant
Female

Mary

White

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sym
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sym

Head

Married

33

1848

Buteshire, Scotland

Mary

Sym

Wife

Married

36

1845

Buteshire, Scotland

Balla

Sym

Daughter

-

8

1873

Buteshire, Scotland

Charles

Sym

Son

-

6

1875

Buteshire, Scotland

Mary

Sym

Daughter

-

4

1877

Buteshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sym

Son

-

2

1879

Kilmory, Buteshire, Scotland

Peter

Sym

Son

-

0

1881

Kilmory, Buteshire, Scotland

George

Carlisle

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

White

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

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