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Household of Alexander Lyon (born 1817, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 Lyon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lyon, born in 1817 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Jeanie, born 1841 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son-In-Law, Robert (born 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Robert (born 1863 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Alexander (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Duncan (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Donald (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Lyon's household

Male

Alexander

Lyon

Head
Male

Robert

Fraser

Son-In-Law
Female

Jeanie

Fraser

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fraser

Grandson
Male

Alexander

Fraser

Grandson
Male

Duncan

Fraser

Grandson
Male

William

Fraser

Grandson
Male

Donald

Fraser

Grandson
Male

John

McMenemy

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lyon

Head

Widower

64

1817

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Fraser

Son-In-Law

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Fraser

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Fraser

Grandson

Unmarried

18

1863

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fraser

Grandson

-

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

Fraser

Grandson

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Fraser

Grandson

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Donald

Fraser

Grandson

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McMenemy

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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