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Household of Joseph Dyer (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Dyer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dyer, born in 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Helen Dyer, born in 1850 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Maggie (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Alexander (born 1861 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, Hugh (born 1849 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Joseph Dyer's household

Male

Joseph

Dyer

Head
Female

Helen

Dyer

Wife
Male

James

Dyer

Son
Female

Maggie

Dyer

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rodger

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Stronach

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dyer

Head

Married

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Dyer

Wife

Married

31

1850

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Dyer

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Dyer

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Rodger

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hugh

Stronach

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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