John SYMONS

  General Notes:

Births Dec 1861
Symons John Madeley 6a 585

1871 census
RG10/4231 F63 P6
Ripley's Hospital, Lancaster, Lancashire
This is an orphanage run by John & Dorothy Preston. There are 4 teachers and 7 servants. The list of occupants begins on P1 and continues to P7. Mrs Julia Ripley lives in the next property Springfield Hall
William H Symons, Orphan, - , 10, Scholar, Dorset Bradford Abbas
John Symons, Orphan, - , 9, Scholar, Dorset Bradford Abbas
Their mother is still alive and living in Lower Holker, so why are they described as an orphan? See below

1881 census
John SYMONS Assistant U Male 19 Shuiton, Shropshire, England Pupil Teacher
George F. SYMONS Scholar Male 14 Flookburgh, Lancashire, England
Herbert J. SYMONS Scholar Male 11 Flookburgh, Lancashire, England
Source Information:
Dwelling Ripley Hospital
Census Place Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4265 / 60
Page Number 2
They are actually on different page numbers. I presume that P2 refers to the first page of the school/hospital
This is the same place that William Henry and John were in 1871, run by the same people

1891 census of Scotland (transcript from Findmypast)
Piece 145
Folio 3
Page 1
Milford Cottage, Aberlour, Charlestown, Banffshire
John Symons, Head, Married, 29, Schoolmaster, England
Marg Symons, Wife, Married, 29, Schoolmaster Wife, Glasgow Lanarkshire
W J Symons, Son, , 2, , Glasgow Lanarkshire
Marg McAlister, Mother in Law, Widow, 68, Annuitant, Aberdeenshire
A J McAlister, Sister in Law, Unmarried, 23, Unemployed, Glasgow Lanarkshire


1901 census
RG13/1205 F35 P1
2a Buckfield House, Southfield Road, Acton, Middlesex
John Symons, Head, M, 39, Schoolmaster, Shinton Shropshire
Margaret do, Wife, M, 43, , Lanarks Glasgow (Scot)
William do, Son, , 12, , Lanarks Glasgow

Headmaster of Aberlour Orphanage School For 25 Years, retiring in 1923. (from L.A.B)

From the Ripley St Thomas Academy web site
1823 Thomas and Julia Ripley were married.
Having no children, Thomas and Julia were determined, as faithful Christians, to help fatherless children by establishing a 'Hospital' where they would be looked after and educated.
1852 Thomas Ripley died.
1856 Julia Ripley laid the Foundation Stone of Ripley Hospital.
1864 Ripley Hospital was officially opened, with 29 boys and 18 girls, from Lancaster and from Liverpool.
The Ripley Scholars were well looked after, and were educated so that they would find employment when were old enough. They regularly attended Chapel services in the Church of England tradition.

John married Margaret MACALISTER. (Margaret MACALISTER was born circa 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died on 22 Jan 1940 ¹.)