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Household of Robert Byers (born 1812, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Half Morton, 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.

Robert Byers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Byers, born in 1812 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Agnes Byers, born in 1819 in Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Isabella, born 1856 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son-In-Law, Walter (born 1846 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1799 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Elspeth (born 1865 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Robert Byers's household

Male

Robert

Byers

Head
Female

Agnes

Byers

Wife
Male

Walter

Armstrong

Son-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elspeth

Mitchell

Servant
Male

Robert

Beattie

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Robert

Byers

Head

Married

69

1812

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Byers

Wife

Married

62

1819

Dornock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Walter

Armstrong

Son-In-Law

Married

35

1846

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Armstrong

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ferguson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

82

1799

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Beattie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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