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Household of John Boyd (born 1813, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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 1813 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane G Boyd, born in 1836 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet F (born 1859 in England), Anne B (born 1862 in England) and Marion P (born 1863 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Janet (born 1846 in Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Effie (born 1856 in -), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1860 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Mary Jane G

Boyd

Wife
Female

Janet F

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Anne B

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Marion P

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Janet

Anderson

Servant
Female

Effie

Smith

Servant
Female

Margaret

McNeil

Servant
Male

John

Sim

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

68

1813

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Jane G

Boyd

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet F

Hunter

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

England

Anne B

Hunter

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

England

Marion P

Hunter

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Janet

Anderson

Servant

Widow

35

1846

Ayrshire, Scotland

Effie

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

-

Margaret

McNeil

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

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