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Household of William H Symms (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

William H Symms and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Symms, born in 1848 in St Marychurch, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Francis H Symms, born in 1853 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Louisa J (born 1872 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Charles (born 1875 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), George H (born 1877 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Lily E (born 1879 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and William E (born 1881 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Boarder, John Lampson, born in 1860 in Staverton, Devon, England.


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William H Symms's household

Male

William H

Symms

Head
Female

Francis H

Symms

Wife
Female

Louisa J

Symms

Daughter
Male

Charles

Symms

Son
Male

George H

Symms

Son
Female

Lily E

Symms

Daughter
Male

William E

Symms

Son
Male

John

Lampson

Boarder
First name(s) William H
Last name Symms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Marychurch, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Symms

Head

Married

33

1848

St Marychurch, Devon, England

Francis H

Symms

Wife

Married

28

1853

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Louisa J

Symms

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Charles

Symms

Son

Single

6

1875

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

George H

Symms

Son

Single

4

1877

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Lily E

Symms

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

William E

Symms

Son

Single

0

1881

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

John

Lampson

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Staverton, Devon, England

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