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Household of James Boyd (born 1828, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, 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.

James Boyd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Boyd, born in 1828 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Nivin, born in 1827 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1857 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Boyd's household

Male

James

Boyd

Head
Female

Mary

Nivin

Wife
Female

Mary

Boyd

Daughter
Male

David

Boyd

Son
Female

Agnes

Boyd

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Boyd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Boyd

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Boyd

Head

Married

53

1828

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Nivin

Wife

Married

54

1827

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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