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Household of John Lyon (born 1849, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Lyon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyon, born in 1849 in Essex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lyon, born in 1843 in St Lawrence, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; John S (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Ellen M (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and John's Boarder, Charles J (born 1849 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England).


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John Lyon's household

Male

John

Lyon

Head
Female

Ellen

Lyon

Wife
Male

John S

Lyon

Son
Female

Ellen M

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Peters

Servant
Male

Charles J

Ablitt

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lyon

Head

Married

32

1849

Essex, England

Ellen

Lyon

Wife

Married

38

1843

St Lawrence, Suffolk, England

John S

Lyon

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ellen M

Lyon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Jane

Peters

Servant

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charles J

Ablitt

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England

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