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Household of William K Symes (born 1838, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 K Symes and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William K Symes, born in 1838 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, consisted of 12 members. William K was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Arthur E (born 1865 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England), Richard F (born 1866 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England), Frank S (born 1868 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England) and Mary F (born 1872 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William K's Boarder, Alfred (born 1859 in St Mary's, Huntingdonshire, England), William K's Boarder, Frederick (born 1832 in Lincolnshire, England), William K's Visitor, Maria (born 1854 in Northamptonshire, England), William K's Visitor, John (born 1833 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England), William K's Visitor, Thomas (born 1860 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England) and William K's Visitor, George (born 1863 in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England).


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William K Symes's household

Male

William K

Symes

Head
Female

Emma

Symes

Wife
Male

Arthur E

Symes

Son
Male

Richard F

Symes

Son
Male

Frank S

Symes

Son
Female

Mary F

Symes

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Houghton

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Brett

Boarder
Female

Maria

Smalley

Visitor
Male

John

Gray

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Marshall

Visitor
Male

George

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) William K
Last name Symes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William K

Symes

Head

Widower

43

1838

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Emma

Symes

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dorset, England

Arthur E

Symes

Son

Single

16

1865

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Richard F

Symes

Son

Single

15

1866

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Frank S

Symes

Son

Single

13

1868

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Mary F

Symes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Alfred

Houghton

Boarder

Widower

22

1859

St Mary's, Huntingdonshire, England

Frederick

Brett

Boarder

Widower

49

1832

Lincolnshire, England

Maria

Smalley

Visitor

Married

27

1854

Northamptonshire, England

John

Gray

Visitor

Widower

48

1833

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Marshall

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

George

Brown

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Heckington, Lincolnshire, England

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