Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Boyd (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 11 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boyd, born in 1823 in , consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Boyd, born in 1831 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Agnes (born 1851 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1858 in Ireland), Eliza (born 1862 in Ireland), Margaret (born 1864 in Ireland), John (born 1866 in Ireland), James (born 1868 in Ireland) and Henry (born 1871 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Henry (born 1874 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Eliza (born 1876 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1878 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Eliza

Boyd

Wife
Female

Agnes

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Jane

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Daughter
Male

John

Boyd

Son
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Male

Henry

Boyd

Son
Male

Henry

McLaurin

Grandson
Female

Eliza

McLaurin

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

McLaurin

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Eliza

Boyd

Wife

Married

50

1831

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Boyd

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

Eliza

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Margaret

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

John

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

James

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Ireland

Henry

Boyd

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

Henry

McLaurin

Grandson

-

7

1874

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

McLaurin

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McLaurin

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Boyd in Paisley in 1881, and follow the Boyd family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Boyd

We’ve found John Boyd in 362 family trees. Find out more about John Boyd's household and view the Boyd family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census