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Household of Alexander Boyd (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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.

Alexander Boyd and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Boyd, born in 1847 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Boyd, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Gibson, born in 1826 in Ireland.


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Alexander Boyd's household

Male

Alexander

Boyd

Head
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Wife
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Daughter
Male

William

Boyd

Son
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Boyd

Head

Married

34

1847

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Boyd

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Margaret

Boyd

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Boyd

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

55

1826

Ireland

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