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Household of Joseph Boyes (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Joseph Boyes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Boyes, born in 1842 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Helen R Boyes, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1871 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland) and William N (born 1880 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Christina (born 1859 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).


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Joseph Boyes's household

Male

Joseph

Boyes

Head
Female

Helen R

Boyes

Wife
Male

James

Boyes

Son
Male

Robert

Boyes

Son
Male

William N

Boyes

Son
Female

Christina

Thorburn

Servant
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Boyes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Boyes

Head

Married

39

1842

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen R

Boyes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Boyes

Son

-

10

1871

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Boyes

Son

-

8

1873

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

William N

Boyes

Son

-

1

1880

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Thorburn

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Adamson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

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