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Household of William Boyd (born 1804, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 1804 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Boyd, born in 1813 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1844 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1846 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1856 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, Andrew (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Sligo, Ireland) and William's Servant, Allen (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Boyd's household

Male

William

Boyd

Head
Female

Barbara

Boyd

Wife
Male

James

Boyd

Son
Male

William

Boyd

Son
Female

Annie

Boyd

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Barclay

Grandson
Female

Mary

Grady

Servant
Male

Allen

Howie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boyd

Head

Married

77

1804

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Barbara

Boyd

Wife

Married

68

1813

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Boyd

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Boyd

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Barclay

Grandson

Unmarried

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Grady

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Sligo, Ireland

Allen

Howie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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