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Household of John Lyon (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Lyon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyon, born in 1831 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lyon, born in 1863 in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1862 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1868 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Thomas Lyon, born in 1857 in Rainford, Lancashire, England.


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John Lyon's household

Male

John

Lyon

Head
Female

Ellen

Lyon

Wife
Female

Mary

Lyon

Daughter
Male

John

Lyon

Son
Female

Esther

Lyon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lyon

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Lyon

Wife
Male

John

Lyon

Son
Male

Peter

Lyon

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lyon

Head

Married

50

1831

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lyon

Wife

Married

18

1863

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lyon

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rainford, Lancashire, England

John

Lyon

Son

Single

17

1864

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Esther

Lyon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lyon

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lyon

Wife

Married

27

1854

Upholland, Lancashire, England

John

Lyon

Son

Single

3

1878

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Peter

Lyon

Son

Single

0

1881

Rainford, Lancashire, England

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