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Household of John Boyd (born 1830, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

John Boyd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boyd, born in 1830 in Inchture, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Boyd, born in 1836 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1867 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Robert Couper Thwaite, born in 1863 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.


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John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Boyd

Wife
Female

Isabella

Boyd

Daughter
Male

George

Boyd

Son
Male

William

Boyd

Son
Female

Christina

Boyd

Daughter
Male

Robert Couper

Thwaite

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

51

1830

Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Boyd

Wife

Married

45

1836

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Boyd

Daughter

-

14

1867

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Boyd

Son

-

12

1869

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Boyd

Son

-

5

1876

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Boyd

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert Couper

Thwaite

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

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