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Household of William Lyon (born 1837, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lyon, born in 1837 in Whiston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lyon, born in 1848 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).


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William Lyon's household

Male

William

Lyon

Head
Female

Ellen

Lyon

Wife
Male

Andrew

Lyon

Son
Female

Ann

Lyon

Daughter
Male

James

Lyon

Son
Male

William

Lyon

Son
Male

Robert

Lyon

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whiston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lyon

Head

Married

44

1837

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lyon

Wife

Married

33

1848

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Lyon

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lyon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Lyon

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Lyon

Son

Single

3

1878

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Robert

Lyon

Son

Single

1

1880

Whiston, Lancashire, England

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