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Household of James Boyd (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Boyd, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Bethea Boyd, born in 1826 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Benjamin (born 1861 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1870 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1859 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Daniel (born 1856 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Son-In-Law, George (born 1860 in England).


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James Boyd's household

Male

James

Boyd

Head
Female

Bethea

Boyd

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Boyd

Son
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Male

Alex

Boyd

Son
Male

Daniel

McFarlane

Step Son
Male

George

Foulkes

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Foulkes

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Boyd

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Bethea

Boyd

Wife

Married

55

1826

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

McFarlane

Step Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Foulkes

Son-In-Law

Married

21

1860

England

Mary

Foulkes

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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