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Household of Robert Lyall (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Lyall and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Lyall, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Lyall, born in 1844 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Marian (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Matilda Miles, born in 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Lyall's household

Male

Robert

Lyall

Head
Female

Jessie

Lyall

Wife
Female

Marian

Lyall

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Lyall

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Lyall

Daughter
Male

Robert

Lyall

Son
Male

James

Lyall

Son
Male

Alex

Lyall

Son
Female

Matilda

Miles

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Lyall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Lyall

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Lyall

Wife

Married

37

1844

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Marian

Lyall

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Lyall

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Lyall

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Lyall

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Lyall

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Lyall

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Matilda

Miles

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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