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Household of James Boyd (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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.

James Boyd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Boyd, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Boyd, born in 1846 in Dowlais, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth C (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gabriel (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).


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James Boyd's household

Male

James

Boyd

Head
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Wife
Male

William

Boyd

Son
Female

Elizabeth C

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Boyd

Daughter
Male

Gabriel

Boyd

Son
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Male

John

Boyd

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Boyd

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Boyd

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dowlais, Monmouthshire, Wales

William

Boyd

Son

Single

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth C

Boyd

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Boyd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gabriel

Boyd

Son

Single

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

Single

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Boyd

Son

Single

1

1880

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

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