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Household of John Lyon (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyon, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lyon, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1865 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), James (born 1868 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), William (born 1870 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Joseph (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Margaret (born 1874 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1811 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1809 in Sussex, England).


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John Lyon's household

Male

John

Lyon

Head
Female

Margaret

Lyon

Wife
Male

Edward

Lyon

Son
Male

James

Lyon

Son
Male

William

Lyon

Son
Male

Joseph

Lyon

Son
Male

Arthur

Lyon

Son
Female

Margaret

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hayes

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Hillman

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lyon

Head

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Margaret

Lyon

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Edward

Lyon

Son

Single

16

1865

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

James

Lyon

Son

Single

13

1868

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

William

Lyon

Son

Single

11

1870

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Joseph

Lyon

Son

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

Arthur

Lyon

Son

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

Margaret

Lyon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Mary

Hayes

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Ireland

Elizabeth

Hillman

Lodger

Widow

72

1809

Sussex, England

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