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Household of Duncan Lynsday (born 1833, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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.

Duncan Lynsday and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Lynsday, born in 1833 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Marion Lynsday, born in 1835 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Boarder, Neal (born 1828 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Duncan's Boarder, Duncan (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Duncan's Boarder, Christinia (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Duncan Lynsday's household

Male

Duncan

Lynsday

Head
Female

Marion

Lynsday

Wife
Female

Janet

Lynsday

Daughter
Male

John

Lynsday

Son
Male

Duncan

Lynsday

Son
Male

Neal

Campbell

Boarder
Male

Duncan

Campbell

Boarder
Female

Christinia

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Lynsday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Lynsday

Head

Married

48

1833

Argyllshire, Scotland

Marion

Lynsday

Wife

Married

46

1835

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Lynsday

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Lynsday

Son

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

Lynsday

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Neal

Campbell

Boarder

Married

53

1828

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christinia

Campbell

Boarder

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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