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Household of William Lyon (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lyon, born in 1839 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine B Lyon, born in 1839 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1863 in -), Annie (born 1865 in -), George H (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Janet (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Bruce L (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Lyon's household

Male

William

Lyon

Head
Female

Catherine B

Lyon

Wife
Male

John

Lyon

Son
Male

William

Lyon

Son
Female

Annie

Lyon

Daughter
Male

George H

Lyon

Son
Female

Janet

Lyon

Daughter
Male

James

Lyon

Son
Male

Bruce L

Lyon

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lyon

Head

Married

42

1839

Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine B

Lyon

Wife

Married

42

1839

Caithness, Scotland

John

Lyon

Son

Single

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Lyon

Son

Single

18

1863

-

Annie

Lyon

Daughter

Single

16

1865

-

George H

Lyon

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Lyon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Lyon

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bruce L

Lyon

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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