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Household of Donald Boyd (born 1838, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, Lanarkshire, 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.

Donald Boyd and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Boyd, born in 1838 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Jane Boyd, born in 1844 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1861 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Slamannan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1871 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1876 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Angus (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Donald's Mother-In-Law, Janet Nisbet, born in 1810 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Donald Boyd's household

Male

Donald

Boyd

Head
Female

Jane

Boyd

Wife
Male

Robert

Boyd

Son
Male

John

Boyd

Son
Male

Donald

Boyd

Son
Female

Jane

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Marion

Boyd

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Boyd

Son
Male

Angus

Boyd

Son
Female

Janet

Nisbet

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Donald
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Boyd

Head

Married

43

1838

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Boyd

Wife

Married

37

1844

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Boyd

Son

-

15

1866

Slamannan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Boyd

Son

-

10

1871

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Boyd

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Boyd

Daughter

-

5

1876

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Boyd

Son

-

3

1878

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus

Boyd

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Nisbet

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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