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Household of James Lyness (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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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 Lyness and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lyness, born in 1829 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1803 in Ireland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1825 in Ireland), James's Cousin, John (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, William (born 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder, Sarah (born 1807 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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James Lyness's household

Male

James

Lyness

Head
Female

Mary

Lyness

Mother
Male

Thomas

Lyness

Son
Male

John

Lyness

Son
Female

Margaret

Mc Marnes

Servant
Male

John

Galvin

Cousin
Male

William

Judson

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Lyness
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lyness

Head

Widower

52

1829

Ireland

Mary

Lyness

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Ireland

Thomas

Lyness

Son

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Lyness

Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mc Marnes

Servant

Single

56

1825

Ireland

John

Galvin

Cousin

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Judson

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Evans

Boarder

Widow

74

1807

Chester, Cheshire, England

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