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Household of Alex O Laird (born 1809, Kinrossshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.
Alex O Laird and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex O Laird, born in 1809 in Kinrossshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex O was the head of the household, married to Mary Laird, born in 1824 in India. They had 2 children; Maggie W (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alex L (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex O's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland) and Alex O's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Alex O Laird's household
Alex O
Laird
Head
Mary
Laird
Wife
Maggie W
Laird
Daughter
Alex L
Nicol
Son
Margaret
Young
Servant
Jessie
Sturrock
Servant
| First name(s) | Alex O |
| Last name | Laird |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 72 |
| Birth year | 1809 |
| Birth place | Kinrossshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex O | Laird | Head | Married | 72 | 1809 | Kinrossshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Laird | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | India | |
Maggie W | Laird | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alex L | Nicol | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Young | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Kennoway, Fife, Scotland | |
Jessie | Sturrock | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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