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Household of Thomas Lyan (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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.

Thomas Lyan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lyan, born in 1833 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lyan, born in 1834 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Archibald (born 1863 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1869 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Dougald (born 1872 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Lyan's household

Male

Thomas

Lyan

Head
Female

Margaret

Lyan

Wife
Male

Archibald

Lyan

Son
Male

Robert

Lyan

Son
Female

Sarah

Lyan

Daughter
Male

Dougald

Lyan

Son
Male

James

Lyan

Son
Male

John

Lyan

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lyan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lyan

Head

Married

48

1833

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lyan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Lyan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Lyan

Son

-

16

1865

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sarah

Lyan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Dougald

Lyan

Son

-

9

1872

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Lyan

Son

-

7

1874

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Lyan

Son

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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