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Household of Alexander Lyall (born 1820, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1820 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Marjory Lyall, born in 1822 in Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1852 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1863 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Helen Henderson, born in 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Lyall's household

Male

Alexander

Lyall

Head
Female

Marjory

Lyall

Wife
Female

Eliza

Guy

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Lyall

Son
Female

Helen

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lyall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lyall

Head

Married

61

1820

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Marjory

Lyall

Wife

Married

59

1822

Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Guy

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Lyall

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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