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Household of John Lyness (born 1857)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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 Lyness and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyness, born in 1857 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Lyness, born in 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ann Jane (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Margaret E (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Ann Jane Cavanagh, born in 1865 in Ireland.


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John Lyness's household

Male

John

Lyness

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Lyness

Wife
Female

Ann Jane

Lyness

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Lyness

Daughter
Female

Ann Jane

Cavanagh

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Lyness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lyness

Head

Married

24

1857

Scotland

Mary Ellen

Lyness

Wife

Married

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann Jane

Lyness

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Lyness

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann Jane

Cavanagh

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Ireland

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