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Household of Robert Boyd (born 1846, Sligo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, 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.

Robert Boyd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Boyd, born in 1846 in Sligo, Sligo, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Boyd, born in 1847 in Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Margaret McDermott, born in 1826 in Tyrone, Ireland.


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Robert Boyd's household

Male

Robert

Boyd

Head
Female

Mary

Boyd

Wife
Male

John

Boyd

Son
Male

Robert

Boyd

Son
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Female

Mary

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDermott

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sligo, Sligo, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Boyd

Head

Married

35

1846

Sligo, Sligo, Ireland

Mary

Boyd

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland

John

Boyd

Son

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Boyd

Son

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Boyd

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Boyd

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDermott

Visitor

Widow

55

1826

Tyrone, Ireland

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