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Household of Alexander Lyon (born 1845, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Lyon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lyon, born in 1845 in Banff, Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lyon, born in 1848 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexina (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Lyon's household

Male

Alexander

Lyon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lyon

Wife
Female

Isabella

Lyon

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Lyon

Son
Female

Alexina

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Lyon

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lyon

Head

Married

36

1845

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lyon

Wife

Married

33

1848

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Lyon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alfred

Lyon

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexina

Lyon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lyon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Lyon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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