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Household of William Lyon (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lyon, born in 1833 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lyon, born in 1837 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Margaret Lennie, born in 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Lyon's household

Male

William

Lyon

Head
Female

Margaret

Lyon

Wife
Female

Agnes

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Annie

Lyon

Daughter
Male

William

Lyon

Son
Female

Margaret

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lennie

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lyon

Head

Married

48

1833

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lyon

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Lyon

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Lyon

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Lyon

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lyon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lennie

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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