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Household of James Byres (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Byres and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Byres, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alexandrina Byres, born in 1843 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann Watt (born 1869 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Fraser (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth W (born 1875 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John S (born 1877 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James F (born 1880 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Byres's household

Male

James

Byres

Head
Female

Alexandrina

Byres

Wife
Female

Ann Watt

Byres

Daughter
Female

Mary Fraser

Byres

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth W

Byres

Daughter
Male

John S

Byres

Son
Male

James F

Byres

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Byres
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Byres

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

Byres

Wife

Married

38

1843

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann Watt

Byres

Daughter

-

12

1869

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Fraser

Byres

Daughter

-

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth W

Byres

Daughter

-

6

1875

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John S

Byres

Son

-

4

1877

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James F

Byres

Son

-

1

1880

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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