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Household of James Lyon (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Lyon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lyon, born in 1842 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Annie Cath (born 1875 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Edith E (born 1877 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Edward W (born 1879 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, Nathan Lyon, born in 1847 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.


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James Lyon's household

Male

James

Lyon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lyon

Wife
Male

James

Lyon

Son
Female

Annie Cath

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Lyon

Daughter
Male

Edward W

Lyon

Son
Male

James

Lyon

Head
Male

Nathan

Lyon

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lyon

Head

Married

42

1839

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lyon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Upholland, Lancashire, England

James

Lyon

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Annie Cath

Lyon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Edith E

Lyon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Edward W

Lyon

Son

Single

2

1879

Upholland, Lancashire, England

James

Lyon

Head

Widower

39

1842

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Nathan

Lyon

Brother

Single

34

1847

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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