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Household of William Boyd (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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.

William Boyd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Boyd, born in 1852 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Boyd, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1875 in -), William (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1862 in Ireland), William's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Patrick (born 1852 in Ireland).


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William Boyd's household

Male

William

Boyd

Head
Female

Margaret

Boyd

Wife
Male

Samuel

Boyd

Son
Male

William

Boyd

Son
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Boarder
Male

John

Gibson

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Quinn

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boyd

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Margaret

Boyd

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Samuel

Boyd

Son

-

6

1875

-

William

Boyd

Son

-

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

John

Gibson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Patrick

Quinn

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Ireland

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