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Household of John Lyon (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, 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 Lyon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyon, born in 1835 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lyon, born in 1835 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1864 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Alexander (born 1850 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1861 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Lyon's household

Male

John

Lyon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lyon

Wife
Male

John

Lyon

Son
Female

Lizzie

Lyon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Lyon

Son
Female

Helen

Lyon

Daughter
Male

George

Lyon

Son
Male

Alexander

Lyon

Brother
Male

Alexander

Reid

Servant
Male

William

Barclay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lyon

Head

Married

46

1835

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lyon

Wife

Married

46

1835

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Lyon

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Lyon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lyon

Son

-

12

1869

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Lyon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Lyon

Son

-

3

1878

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lyon

Brother

Unmarried

31

1850

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Barclay

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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