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Household of William Lyon (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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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 Lyon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lyon, born in 1846 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Lyon, born in 1846 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Grimshaw, born in 1831 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.


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William Lyon's household

Male

William

Lyon

Head
Female

Ann

Lyon

Wife
Male

John

Lyon

Son
Male

Walter

Lyon

Son
Female

Ellen

Lyon

Daughter
Male

William

Lyon

Son
Male

Thomas

Lyon

Son
Male

William

Grimshaw

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lyon

Head

Married

35

1846

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lyon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Prescot, Lancashire, England

John

Lyon

Son

Single

16

1865

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Walter

Lyon

Son

Single

8

1873

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lyon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Prescot, Lancashire, England

William

Lyon

Son

Single

4

1877

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lyon

Son

Single

2

1879

Prescot, Lancashire, England

William

Grimshaw

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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