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Household of Thomas Symes (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.

Thomas Symes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Symes, born in 1821 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Charles, born 1858 in Devon, England. He had 5 grandchildren; Lucy (born 1866 in Exeter, Devon, England), William (born 1871 in Pinhoe, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1873 in Devon, England), Fredrick (born 1877 in Devon, England) and Editch (born 1879 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Harriet Symes, born in 1844 in Chulmleigh, Devon, England.


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Thomas Symes's household

Male

Thomas

Symes

Head
Female

Harriet

Symes

Daughter In Law
Female

Lucy

Symes

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Symes

Grand Son
Male

Edwin

Symes

Grand Son
Male

Fredrick

Symes

Grand Son
Female

Editch

Symes

Grand Daughter
Male

Charles

Symes

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Symes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Symes

Head

Widower

60

1821

Devon, England

Harriet

Symes

Daughter In Law

Married

37

1844

Chulmleigh, Devon, England

Lucy

Symes

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Symes

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Edwin

Symes

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

Fredrick

Symes

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Editch

Symes

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Charles

Symes

Son

Single

23

1858

Devon, England

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