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Household of John Boyd (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

John Boyd and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boyd, born in 1838 in Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Boyd, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Maxwell (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1873 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1875 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Susanna (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Mary

Boyd

Wife
Male

Maxwell

Boyd

Son
Female

Maggie

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Mary

Boyd

Daughter
Male

John

Boyd

Son
Female

Susanna

Ostle

Servant
Female

Jessie

Ballentyne

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

43

1838

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Boyd

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Maxwell

Boyd

Son

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Boyd

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Boyd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Southport, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Boyd

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Southport, Lancashire, England

Mary

Boyd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southport, Lancashire, England

John

Boyd

Son

Single

3

1878

Southport, Lancashire, England

Susanna

Ostle

Servant

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Ballentyne

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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