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Household of Charles Boyd (born 1847, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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.

Charles Boyd and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Boyd, born in 1847 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Maggie Boyd, born in 1857 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Betsy (born 1877 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Francis (born 1880 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Lodger, Ellen Dorian, born in 1859 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Charles Boyd's household

Male

Charles

Boyd

Head
Female

Maggie

Boyd

Wife
Female

Betsy

Boyd

Daughter
Male

Francis

Boyd

Son
Female

Ellen

Dorian

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Boyd

Head

Married

34

1847

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Boyd

Wife

Married

24

1857

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Betsy

Boyd

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Francis

Boyd

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ellen

Dorian

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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