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Household of Alex Lyon (born 1846, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.
Alex Lyon and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Lyon, born in 1846 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lyon, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret Jane (born 1877 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine M (born 1880 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Mother-In-Law, Julia (born 1821 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alex's Visitor, John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex's Boarder, P (born 1861 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alex Lyon's household
Alex
Lyon
Head
Sarah
Lyon
Wife
Margaret Jane
Lyon
Daughter
Catherine M
Lyon
Daughter
Julia
Campbell
Mother-In-Law
John
Campbell
Visitor
William
Dunnach
Boarder
P
Dunnach
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Lyon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Lyon | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Lyon | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Margaret Jane | Lyon | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine M | Lyon | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Julia | Campbell | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 60 | 1821 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
John | Campbell | Visitor | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Dunnach | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
P | Dunnach | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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