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Household of David Lyell (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Collessie, Fife, 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.

David Lyell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Lyell, born in 1847 in Newburgh, Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Lyell, born in 1845 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), Walter (born 1874 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Catherine Henderson, born in 1867 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland.


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David Lyell's household

Male

David

Lyell

Head
Female

Isabella

Lyell

Wife
Male

William

Lyell

Son
Male

Walter

Lyell

Son
Male

John

Lyell

Son
Male

David

Lyell

Son
Female

Catherine

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Lyell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Lyell

Head

Married

34

1847

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Lyell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

William

Lyell

Son

-

8

1873

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Walter

Lyell

Son

-

7

1874

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

John

Lyell

Son

-

3

1878

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

David

Lyell

Son

-

0

1881

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Henderson

Servant

-

14

1867

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

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