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Household of William Boyd (born 1856, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stair, Ayrshire, 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 Boyd and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Boyd, born in 1856 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Boyd, born in 1855 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1881 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Mary McLymont, born in 1829 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William Boyd's household

Male

William

Boyd

Head
Female

Mary

Boyd

Wife
Male

John

Boyd

Son
Female

Mary

McLymont

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Boyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Boyd

Head

Married

25

1856

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Boyd

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Boyd

Son

-

0

1881

Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

McLymont

Mother-In-Law

Married

52

1829

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

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