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Household of James Lyall (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 Lyall and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lyall, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lyall, born in 1842 in -.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Devinia (born 1871 in Loanhead), James's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1874 in Loanhead), James's Step Daughter, Susan (born 1863 in Loanhead), James's Son-In-Law, Andrew (born 1861 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Grandson, Hendry (born 1881 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1866 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Lyall's household

Male

James

Lyall

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lyall

Wife
Female

Devinia

Lyall

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Christie

Step Daughter
Female

Susan

Jeffrey

Step Daughter
Male

Andrew

Jeffrey

Son-In-Law
Male

Hendry

Jeffrey

Grandson
Male

Joseph

Read

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Lyall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lyall

Head

Married

34

1847

-

Elizabeth

Lyall

Wife

Married

39

1842

-

Devinia

Lyall

Step Daughter

-

10

1871

Loanhead

Sarah

Christie

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Loanhead

Susan

Jeffrey

Step Daughter

Married

18

1863

Loanhead

Andrew

Jeffrey

Son-In-Law

Married

20

1861

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Hendry

Jeffrey

Grandson

-

0

1881

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Read

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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