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Household of William Syme (born 1853, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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.
William Syme and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Syme, born in 1853 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Syme, born in 1854 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Helen Bogle, born in 1819 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
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William Syme's household
William
Syme
Head
Helen
Syme
Wife
John
Syme
Son
Helen
Syme
Daughter
Robert
Syme
Son
Helen
Bogle
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Syme |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Syme | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Helen | Syme | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Syme | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Helen | Syme | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Syme | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Bogle | Visitor | Unmarried | 62 | 1819 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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