Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Lyon (born 1843, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 11 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lyon, born in 1843 in Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; William (born 1864 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1866 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1869 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1874 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Joan (born 1876 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Ellen (born 1878 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, William (born 1818 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1850 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Niece, Janet (born 1872 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Lyon's household

Male

James

Lyon

Head
Male

William

Lyon

Son
Male

James

Lyon

Son
Male

George

Lyon

Son
Male

John

Lyon

Son
Female

Joan

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lyon

Daughter
Male

William

Lyon

Father
Female

Margaret

Marshall

Servant
Female

Janet

Lindsay

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lyon

Head

Widower

38

1843

Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Lyon

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Lyon

Son

-

15

1866

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Lyon

Son

-

12

1869

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Lyon

Son

-

7

1874

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Joan

Lyon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

Lyon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Lyon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Lyon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Lyon

Father

Widower

63

1818

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Lindsay

Niece

-

9

1872

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Lyon in Bathgate in 1881, and follow the Lyon family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Lyon

We’ve found James Lyon in 414 family trees. Find out more about James Lyon's household and view the Lyon family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census