John MacDonald Syms

  Notes:

There's a John McDonald Syms born Q2 1852, Surrey, which is prbly him, this matches with wedding record.

1861Census (Indexed as Lyons); Living as son (age 9) at 2 Montpellier Terrace, Lambeth, London with parents, 2xbrothers, 3xsisters, boarder and 2xservants. Is down as J.MacDonald here.

1871 Census (John L? Syms); Living as son (age 19) at 250 Lo(or South) Lambeth Road, Lambeth, London with parents, 2xbrothers, 2xsisters and 2 servants. Occupation; Unemployed.

Wedding record from Wendy; Aug 4 1873 St Mark Old Street. John Macdonald Syms, 21, Clerk, son of E G Syms Clerk Frances Isable(Sic but she signs Isabel) Langley Clayton d of Joseph Clayton Gentleman. Witnesses Elijah & Louisa Darling. He seems to have married very young and no Syms or Claytons as witnesses ??

1881 Census; Quick look, twice, can't find.

Here; http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TAN18840419.2.7.1&l=mi&e=-------10--1----0-all (1884) there is a reference to a John McDonald Syms (Mariner) of Thames.

1891 Census; Quick look,twice, can't find.

1901 Census; Quick look can't find.

John married Frances Isabel Langley Clayton on 4 Aug 1873 in St.Mark's, Old Street, London.