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Household of John Lyon (born 1854, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lyon, born in 1854 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lyon, born in 1854 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Marion (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Joshua (born 1865 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Laura (born 1869 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Grandmother, Sarah (born 1793 in Ireland).


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John Lyon's household

Male

John

Lyon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lyon

Wife
Female

Marion

Lyon

Daughter
Male

John

Lyon

Son
Male

Joshua

Cherry

Brother-In-Law
Female

Laura

Cherry

Sister-In-Law
Female

Sarah

Barry

Grandmother
First name(s) John
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lyon

Head

Married

27

1854

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lyon

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Lyon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Lyon

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joshua

Cherry

Brother-In-Law

-

16

1865

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Laura

Cherry

Sister-In-Law

-

12

1869

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Barry

Grandmother

Widow

88

1793

Ireland

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