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Household of John Boyd (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boyd, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte J Boyd, born in 1849 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander R (born 1874 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eleanor J (born 1878 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Angus (born 1880 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1847 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Charlotte J

Boyd

Wife
Male

John

Boyd Jr

Son
Male

Alexander R

Boyd

Son
Male

William

Boyd

Son
Female

Eleanor J

Boyd

Daughter
Male

Angus

Boyd

Son
Female

Margaret

Milne

Servant
Female

Mary A

Keay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charlotte J

Boyd

Wife

Married

32

1849

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Boyd Jr

Son

-

8

1873

Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander R

Boyd

Son

-

7

1874

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Boyd

Son

-

5

1876

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eleanor J

Boyd

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Angus

Boyd

Son

-

1

1880

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Keay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

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