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Household of William Byer (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Byer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Byer, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Christina, born in 1852 in England. They had 5 children; Mary H (born 1873 in England), Luisa (born 1875 in England), George F (born 1876 in England), Daisy (born 1879 in England) and Jane (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Cate Gibber, born in 1862 in Germany.


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William Byer's household

Male

William

Byer

Head
Female

Rachel

Christina

Wife
Female

Mary H

Byer

Daughter
Female

Luisa

Byer

Daughter
Male

George F

Byer

Son
Female

Daisy

Byer

Daughter
Female

Jane

-

Daughter
Female

Cate

Gibber

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Byer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Germany

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Byer

Head

Married

37

1844

Germany

Rachel

Christina

Wife

Married

29

1852

England

Mary H

Byer

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

Luisa

Byer

Daughter

-

6

1875

England

George F

Byer

Son

-

5

1876

England

Daisy

Byer

Daughter

-

2

1879

England

Jane

-

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cate

Gibber

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Germany

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