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Household of Benjamin Lyall (born 1819, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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.

Benjamin Lyall and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Lyall, born in 1819 in Caithness, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Janet Lyall, born in 1817 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1852 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Granddaughter, Williamina Lyall, born in 1878 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.


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Benjamin Lyall's household

Male

Benjamin

Lyall

Head
Female

Janet

Lyall

Wife
Female

Mary

Lyall

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Lyall

Granddaughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Lyall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Lyall

Head

Married

62

1819

Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Lyall

Wife

Married

64

1817

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Lyall

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Williamina

Lyall

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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