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Household of William Lyon (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lyon, born in 1837 in Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Lyon, born in 1841 in Logie, Fife, Scotland. They had 9 children; Laurence (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John Monro Thomson (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Smith (born 1870 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Eliza Thomson (born 1872 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Margaret Mary (born 1876 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), George Paterson (born 1878 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland) and Ella Nettie (born 1880 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland).


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William Lyon's household

Male

William

Lyon

Head
Female

Agnes

Lyon

Wife
Male

Laurence

Lyon

Son
Male

John Monro Thomson

Lyon

Son
Male

William

Lyon

Son
Male

Smith

Lyon

Son
Female

Eliza Thomson

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Margaret Mary

Lyon

Daughter
Male

George Paterson

Lyon

Son
Female

Ella Nettie

Lyon

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lyon

Head

Married

44

1837

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Lyon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Logie, Fife, Scotland

Laurence

Lyon

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Monro Thomson

Lyon

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Lyon

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Smith

Lyon

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Eliza Thomson

Lyon

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Lyon

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Margaret Mary

Lyon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

George Paterson

Lyon

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Ella Nettie

Lyon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

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