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Household of Adam Laidlaw (born 1822, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Adam Laidlaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Laidlaw, born in 1822 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laidlaw, born in 1833 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1867 in Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Charles (born 1868 in Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Wortley M B (born 1870 in Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Christina (born 1876 in Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Adam Laidlaw's household

Male

Adam

Laidlaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Laidlaw

Wife
Male

John

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Helen

Laidlaw

Daughter
Male

Charles

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Wortley M B

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Christina

Laidlaw

Daughter
First name(s) Adam
Last name Laidlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Laidlaw

Head

Married

59

1822

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Laidlaw

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Laidlaw

Son

-

18

1863

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

14

1867

Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Charles

Laidlaw

Son

-

13

1868

Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Wortley M B

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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