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Household of Walter Syme (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Walter Syme and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Syme, born in 1831 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Syme, born in 1829 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1861 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1862 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Walter Syme's household

Male

Walter

Syme

Head
Female

Isabella

Syme

Wife
Female

Catherine

Syme

Daughter
Female

Christina

Syme

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Syme

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Walter

Syme

Head

Married

50

1831

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Syme

Wife

Married

52

1829

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Syme

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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