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Household of Magnus Lyon (born 1813, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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.

Magnus Lyon and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Lyon, born in 1813 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Mary Lyon, born in 1814 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Magnus's Visitor, Agnes (born 1870 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Magnus's Boarder, Isaac (born 1863 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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Magnus Lyon's household

Male

Magnus

Lyon

Head
Female

Mary

Lyon

Wife
Female

Agnes

Wishart

Visitor
Male

Isaac

Johnston

Boarder
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Magnus

Lyon

Head

Married

68

1813

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Lyon

Wife

Married

67

1814

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Agnes

Wishart

Visitor

Unmarried

11

1870

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Isaac

Johnston

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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