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Household of William Byers (born 1827, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoddom, Dumfriesshire, 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 Byers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Byers, born in 1827 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Byers, born in 1828 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, Angus B (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, Robert (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, William J (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Byers's household

Male

William

Byers

Head
Female

Catherine

Byers

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Byers

Daughter
Male

John

Byers

Son
Male

Angus B

Halliday

Grandson
Male

Robert

Kirk

Grandson
Male

William J

Beattie

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Byers

Head

Married

54

1827

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Byers

Wife

Married

53

1828

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Byers

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Byers

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Angus B

Halliday

Grandson

-

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Kirk

Grandson

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William J

Beattie

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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