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Household of John Lyall (born 1855, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Lyall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyall, born in 1855 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Lyall, born in 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1881 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Arthur (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Brother, Alexander (born 1866 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Oscar (born 1868 in England).


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John Lyall's household

Male

John

Lyall

Head
Female

Agnes

Lyall

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Lyall

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Lyall

Brother
Male

Alexander

Lyall

Brother
Male

Oscar

Binley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lyall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lyall

Head

Married

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

Agnes

Lyall

Wife

Married

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lyall

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Arthur

Lyall

Brother

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lyall

Brother

-

15

1866

Argyllshire, Scotland

Oscar

Binley

Boarder

-

13

1868

England

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