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Household of William C Syms (born 1854, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

William C Syms and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Syms, born in 1854 in Studland, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Jane Syms, born in 1850 in Langton, Leicestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William C's Assistant, Mary Ann (born 1854 in Hitchin, Hampshire, England), William C's Assistant, Julia (born 1858 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William C's Apprentice, William (born 1866 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and William C's Servant, Caroline (born 1861 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).


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William C Syms's household

Male

William C

Syms

Head
Female

Jane

Syms

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Hyde

Assistant
Female

Julia

Busbey

Assistant
Male

William

Busbey

Apprentice
Female

Caroline

Webb

Servant
First name(s) William C
Last name Syms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Studland, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Syms

Head

Married

27

1854

Studland, Dorset, England

Jane

Syms

Wife

Married

31

1850

Langton, Leicestershire, England

Mary Ann

Hyde

Assistant

Single

27

1854

Hitchin, Hampshire, England

Julia

Busbey

Assistant

Single

23

1858

Lambeth, Surrey, England

William

Busbey

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Caroline

Webb

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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