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Household of William Boyd (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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.

William Boyd and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Boyd, born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Boyd, born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, Thomas (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Boyd's household

Male

William

Boyd

Head
Female

Rebecca

Boyd

Wife
Female

Ann

Boyd

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Boyd

Daughter
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Marshall

Niece
Male

Thomas

Berry

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boyd

Head

Married

58

1823

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Boyd

Wife

Married

58

1823

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Marshall

Niece

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Berry

Grandson

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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