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Household of Robert Stevenson Symington (born 1827, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Robert Stevenson Symington and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Stevenson Symington, born in 1827 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 12 members. Robert Stevenson was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dunlop Orr Symington, born in 1831 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Andrew (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander Orr (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert Stevenson (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James Reid (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret Dunlop Orr (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes Jane (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Stevenson's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert Stevenson's Servant, Agnes Stirling (born 1854 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Robert Stevenson Symington's household

Male

Robert Stevenson

Symington

Head
Female

Margaret Dunlop Orr

Symington

Wife
Male

Andrew

Symington

Son
Male

Alexander Orr

Symington

Son
Male

Robert Stevenson

Symington

Son
Male

James Reid

Symington

Son
Male

William

Symington

Son
Female

Margaret Dunlop Orr

Symington

Daughter
Female

Agnes Jane

Symington

Daughter
Female

Marion

Symington

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dunlop

Servant
Female

Agnes Stirling

Millar

Servant
First name(s) Robert Stevenson
Last name Symington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Stevenson

Symington

Head

Married

54

1827

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Dunlop Orr

Symington

Wife

Married

50

1831

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Symington

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander Orr

Symington

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert Stevenson

Symington

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James Reid

Symington

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Symington

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Dunlop Orr

Symington

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes Jane

Symington

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Symington

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dunlop

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes Stirling

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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