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Household of John Byers (born 1821, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Byers, born in 1821 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jannet Byers, born in 1828 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elisabeth (born 1856 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1870 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Byers's household

Male

John

Byers

Head
Female

Jannet

Byers

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Byers

Daughter
Male

James

Byers

Son
Male

Edward

Byers

Son
Female

Isabella

Byers

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Byers

Head

Married

60

1821

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jannet

Byers

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Byers

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Byers

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edward

Byers

Son

-

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Byers

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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