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Household of William Lyon (born 1838, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Premnay, Aberdeenshire, 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 Lyon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lyon, born in 1838 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elspet Lyon, born in 1843 in Cromdale, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Archibald (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Cecilia (born 1796 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Brother, James (born 1832 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Lyon's household

Male

William

Lyon

Head
Female

Elspet

Lyon

Wife
Male

Archibald

Lyon

Son
Male

William

Lyon

Son
Female

Elspet

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Lyon

Daughter
Male

James

Lyon

Son
Female

Cecilia

Lyon

Mother
Male

James

Lyon

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lyon

Head

Married

43

1838

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Elspet

Lyon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cromdale, Morayshire, Scotland

Archibald

Lyon

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Lyon

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Lyon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Lyon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Lyon

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Lyon

Mother

Widow

85

1796

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Lyon

Brother

Unmarried

49

1832

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

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