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Household of Alexander Lyall (born 1809, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 Lyall and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lyall, born in 1809 in Freswick, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Isabella (born 1849 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Catharine (born 1854 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Barbara (born 1877 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1878 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
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Alexander Lyall's household
Alexander
Lyall
Head
Isabella
Lyall
Daughter
Catharine
Lyall
Daughter
Barbara
Norquay
Granddaughter
Mary
Laird
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Lyall |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 72 |
| Birth year | 1809 |
| Birth place | Freswick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Lyall | Head | Widower | 72 | 1809 | Freswick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Isabella | Lyall | Daughter | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Catharine | Lyall | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Norquay | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Laird | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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