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Household of John Byers (born 1822, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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 Byers and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Byers, born in 1822 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary (born 1861 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and George (born 1865 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, James Byers, born in 1816 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Byers's household

Male

John

Byers

Head
Female

Mary

Byers

Daughter
Male

George

Byers

Son
Male

James

Byers

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Byers

Head

Widower

59

1822

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Byers

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

George

Byers

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Byers

Brother

Widower

65

1816

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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