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Household of James Boyd (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

James Boyd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Boyd, born in 1842 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Boyd, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1873 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1881 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, John (born 1850 in Ireland) and James's Visitor, Rose (born 1853 in Ireland).


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James Boyd's household

Male

James

Boyd

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Boyd

Wife
Female

Agnes

Boyd

Daughter
Male

William

Boyd

Son
Male

John

Boyd

Son
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Male

Edward

Boyd

Son
Male

John

McAllister

Visitor
Female

Rose

McAllister

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Boyd

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Mary Jane

Boyd

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Agnes

Boyd

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Boyd

Son

-

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Boyd

Son

-

5

1876

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

-

2

1879

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Boyd

Son

-

0

1881

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McAllister

Visitor

Unmarried

31

1850

Ireland

Rose

McAllister

Visitor

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

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