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Household of William Byers (born 1806, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Byers, born in 1806 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Byers, born in 1809 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1850 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1851 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Agnes J Laidlaw, born in 1870 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Byers's household

Male

William

Byers

Head
Female

Jane

Byers

Wife
Female

Jane

Byers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dyers

Daughter
Female

Agnes J

Laidlaw

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Byers

Head

Married

75

1806

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Byers

Wife

Married

72

1809

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Byers

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dyers

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes J

Laidlaw

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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