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Household of William Lyon (born 1845, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 1845 in Troon, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lyon, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie S (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James S (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie D (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alice M (born 1880 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1806 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Janet (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland).


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William Lyon's household

Male

William

Lyon

Head
Female

Margaret

Lyon

Wife
Female

Maggie S

Lyon

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Lyon

Son
Male

James S

Lyon

Son
Female

Annie D

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Jessie C

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Lyon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scott

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Shannon

Servant
Female

Janet

Hart

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lyon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lyon

Head

Married

36

1845

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lyon

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie S

Lyon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Lyon

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James S

Lyon

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie D

Lyon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie C

Lyon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice M

Lyon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Shannon

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Hart

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

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