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Household of James Lyon (born 1835, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 Lyon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lyon, born in 1835 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspet Lyon, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elspet (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Annabella (born 1878 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Lyon's household

Male

James

Lyon

Head
Female

Elspet

Lyon

Wife
Female

Elspet

Lyon

Daughter
Male

John

Lyon

Son
Male

Kenneth

Lyon

Son
Male

George

Lyon

Son
Male

Alexander

Lyon

Son
Female

Annabella

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Helen

Lyon

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lyon

Head

Married

46

1835

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elspet

Lyon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Lyon

Daughter

-

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Lyon

Son

-

12

1869

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Kenneth

Lyon

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Lyon

Son

-

7

1874

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lyon

Son

-

5

1876

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Annabella

Lyon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Lyon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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