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Household of James Layes (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Layes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Layes, born in 1834 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Layes, born in 1840 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1865 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, George (born 1853 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Layes's household

Male

James

Layes

Head
Female

Helen

Layes

Wife
Female

Mary

Layes

Daughter
Male

James

Layes

Son
Male

Duncan

Layes

Son
Female

Helen

Layes

Daughter
Male

Robert

Layes

Son
Male

John

Smith

Boarder
Male

George

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Layes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Layes

Head

Married

47

1834

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Layes

Wife

Married

41

1840

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Layes

Daughter

-

16

1865

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Layes

Son

-

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Duncan

Layes

Son

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Layes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Layes

Son

-

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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