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Household of John Boyd (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1837 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Boyd, born in 1841 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina (born 1863 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Cousin, George Cowin, born in 1864 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Wife
Female

Christina

Boyd

Daughter
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Female

Janet

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Ann

Boyd

Daughter
Male

George

Cowin

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

44

1837

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Boyd

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

-

16

1865

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Boyd

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Boyd

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Boyd

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Boyd

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Cowin

Cousin

Unmarried

17

1864

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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