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Household of William Syms (born 1830, 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 Syms and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Syms, born in 1830 in Ashburton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucinia Syms, born in 1842 in Ashburton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Maria (born 1870 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Lavinia (born 1873 in Ashburton, Devon, England), William (born 1875 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Robert (born 1877 in Ashburton, Devon, England) and John (born 1880 in Ashburton, Devon, England).


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William Syms's household

Male

William

Syms

Head
Female

Lucinia

Syms

Wife
Female

Sarah

Syms

Daughter
Female

Maria

Syms

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Syms

Daughter
Male

William

Syms

Son
Male

Robert

Syms

Son
Male

John

Syms

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Syms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ashburton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Syms

Head

Married

51

1830

Ashburton, Devon, England

Lucinia

Syms

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ashburton, Devon, England

Sarah

Syms

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashburton, Devon, England

Maria

Syms

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashburton, Devon, England

Lavinia

Syms

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ashburton, Devon, England

William

Syms

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashburton, Devon, England

Robert

Syms

Son

Single

4

1877

Ashburton, Devon, England

John

Syms

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashburton, Devon, England

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