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Household of Michael Byers (born 1839, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Michael Byers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Byers, born in 1839 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Jane Byers, born in 1839 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Michael (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Grandson, James (born 1881 in Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Michael's Boarder, Robert (born 1863 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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Michael Byers's household

Male

Michael

Byers

Head
Female

Jane

Byers

Wife
Male

James

Byers

Son
Female

Mary

Byers

Daughter
Male

William

Byers

Son
Male

Michael

Byers

Son
Male

James

Byers

Grandson
Male

Robert

Davidson

Boarder
First name(s) Michael
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Byers

Head

Married

42

1839

Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Byers

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Byers

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Byers

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Byers

Son

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Michael

Byers

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Byers

Grandson

-

0

1881

Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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