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Household of Thomas Syms (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Syms and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Syms, born in 1851 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Syms, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Herbert (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Jones, born in 1863 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.


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Thomas Syms's household

Male

Thomas

Syms

Head
Female

Eliza

Syms

Wife
Male

Herbert

Syms

Son
Female

Edith

Syms

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Syms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Syms

Head

Married

30

1851

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Syms

Wife

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Syms

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edith

Syms

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Jones

Servant

Single

18

1863

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

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