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Household of William Symes (born 1833, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Symes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Symes, born in 1833 in Portesham, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Symes, born in 1837 in Stalbridge, Dorset, England. They had 7 children; Rose I (born 1864 in Muckleford, Dorset, England), Francis H (born 1871 in Dorset, England), Agnes J (born 1873 in Dorset, England), Sidney H (born 1875 in Dorset, England), Edith J (born 1877 in Wimborne, Dorset, England), Edwin H (born 1878 in Wiltshire, England) and Maud J (born 1880 in Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Harriet Ellis, born in 1866 in Moreton, Dorset, England.


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William Symes's household

Male

William

Symes

Head
Female

Caroline

Symes

Wife
Female

Rose I

Symes

Daughter
Male

Francis H

Symes

Son
Female

Agnes J

Symes

Daughter
Male

Sidney H

Symes

Son
Female

Edith J

Symes

Daughter
Male

Edwin H

Symes

Son
Female

Maud J

Symes

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Ellis

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Symes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Portesham, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Symes

Head

Married

48

1833

Portesham, Dorset, England

Caroline

Symes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Stalbridge, Dorset, England

Rose I

Symes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Muckleford, Dorset, England

Francis H

Symes

Son

Single

10

1871

Dorset, England

Agnes J

Symes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dorset, England

Sidney H

Symes

Son

Single

6

1875

Dorset, England

Edith J

Symes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Edwin H

Symes

Son

Single

3

1878

Wiltshire, England

Maud J

Symes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wiltshire, England

Harriet

Ellis

Servant

Single

15

1866

Moreton, Dorset, England

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