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Household of John Lyall (born 1811, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 Lyall and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyall, born in 1811 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lyall, born in 1829 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jessie (born 1858 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Wick) and Cicilia (born 1868 in Wick).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, John (born 1854 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Grandson, George (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1861 in Fife, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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John Lyall's household
John
Lyall
Head
Elizabeth
Lyall
Wife
Elizabeth
Lyall
Daughter
Jessie
Lyall Or Riddle
Daughter
John
Riddle
Son-In-Law
George
Riddle
Grandson
Elizabeth
Riddle
Granddaughter
Isabella
Lyall
Daughter
Cicilia
Lyall
Daughter
Mary
Brown
Boarder
Elizabeth
Duncan
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Lyall |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Lyall | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Lyall | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Lyall | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jessie | Lyall Or Riddle | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Riddle | Son-In-Law | Married | 27 | 1854 | Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Riddle | Grandson | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Riddle | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Lyall | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Wick | |
Cicilia | Lyall | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Wick | |
Mary | Brown | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Duncan | Visitor | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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