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Household of Alexander Boyd (born 1817)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Alexander Boyd and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Boyd, born in 1817 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Boyd, born in 1822 in Wales. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1859 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Henry (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Besey (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder Head, Margaret Hesmondhalgh, born in 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Alexander Boyd's household

Male

Alexander

Boyd

Head
Female

Mary

Boyd

Wife
Female

Annie

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Esther

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hesmondhalgh

Boarder Head
Male

Henry

Hesmondhalgh

Son
Female

Besey

Hesmondhalgh

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hesmondhalgh

Son
Female

Mary

Hesmondhalgh

Daughter
Male

William

Hesmondhalgh

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Boyd

Head

Married

64

1817

Scotland

Mary

Boyd

Wife

Married

59

1822

Wales

Annie

Boyd

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Esther

Boyd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Hesmondhalgh

Boarder Head

Widow

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hesmondhalgh

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Besey

Hesmondhalgh

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hesmondhalgh

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hesmondhalgh

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Hesmondhalgh

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

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