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Household of John Byers (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Half Morton, Dumfriesshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Byers, born in 1831 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Byers, born in 1837 in England. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1856 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1860 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary Graham (born 1875 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, George (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Byers's household

Male

John

Byers

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Byers

Wife
Female

Jane

Byers

Daughter
Male

John

Byers

Son
Female

Mary Graham

Byers

Granddaughter
Male

George

Byers

Grandson
Male

John

Byers

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Byers

Head

Married

50

1831

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Byers

Wife

Married

44

1837

England

Jane

Byers

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Byers

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Graham

Byers

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Byers

Grandson

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Byers

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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