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Household of Alexander Boyd (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Boyd, born in 1842 in Cargill, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Boyd, born in 1842 in Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Christina (born 1866 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1874 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1878 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary Arthur, born in 1859 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Boyd's household

Male

Alexander

Boyd

Head
Female

Christina

Boyd

Wife
Female

Christina

Boyd

Daughter
Male

John

Boyd

Son
Male

Thomas

Boyd

Son
Male

Alexander

Boyd

Son
Female

Isabella

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Marion

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Mary

Arthur

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Boyd

Head

Married

39

1842

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Boyd

Wife

Married

39

1842

Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Arthur

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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