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Household of John Boyd (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Boyd, born in 1847 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane Colvil (born 1877 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1880 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Christina (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Boyd's household

Male

John

Boyd

Head
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Wife
Female

Jane Colvil

Boyd

Daughter
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Male

Robert

Boyd

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Law

Servant
Female

Christina

McNaughton

Servant
Female

Isabella

McKinlay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boyd

Head

Married

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Boyd

Wife

Married

34

1847

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane Colvil

Boyd

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

-

4

1877

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Boyd

Son

-

2

1879

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Boyd

Daughter

-

1

1880

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Law

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McNaughton

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

McKinlay

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

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