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Household of Alexander Boyd (born 1836, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Fife, 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.
Alexander Boyd and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Boyd, born in 1836 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Boyd, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane Jarvie (born 1869 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Edward C P (born 1872 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland).
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Alexander Boyd's household
Alexander
Boyd
Head
Helen
Boyd
Wife
Jane Jarvie
Boyd
Daughter
Edward C P
Boyd
Son
Elisabeth
Pitcaithly
Servant
Mary
Maclaren
Servant
Margaret
Archibald
Servant
Mary
Scott
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Boyd |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Boyd | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Boyd | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane Jarvie | Boyd | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Edward C P | Boyd | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Pitcaithly | Servant | Unmarried | 49 | 1832 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Maclaren | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Archibald | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Scott | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland |
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