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Household of John Boyd (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathmartine, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boyd, born in 1816 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Boyd, born in 1826 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1853 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1854 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Helen

Boyd

Wife
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Female

Helen

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Boyd

Daughter
Male

William

Boyd

Son
Female

Mary

Watson

Granddaughter
Male

John

Watson

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

65

1816

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Boyd

Wife

Married

55

1826

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Boyd

Son

-

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Watson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Watson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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