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Household of John Boyd (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alyth, Perthshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boyd, born in 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Boyd, born in 1831 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elspeth S (born 1862 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Janet

Boyd

Wife
Female

Elspeth S

Boyd

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Boyd

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Boyd

Wife

Married

50

1831

Invernessshire, Scotland

Elspeth S

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Boyd

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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