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Household of William Syme (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, 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 1833 in Uphall, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Syme, born in 1835 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1868 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Syme's household

Male

William

Syme

Head
Female

Mary

Syme

Wife
Female

Mary

Syme

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Syme

Daughter
Male

William

Syme

Son
Male

George

Syme

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Syme
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Uphall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Syme

Head

Married

48

1833

Uphall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Syme

Wife

Married

46

1835

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Syme

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Syme

Daughter

-

11

1870

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Syme

Son

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Syme

Son

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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