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Household of Alexander Baird (born 1855, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.

Alexander Baird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Baird, born in 1855 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mary Baird, born in 1852 in Dron, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Harvey (born 1879 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Dora (born 1880 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Christina (born 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Robert Di Bruce (born 1834 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Ireland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Baird's household

Male

Alexander

Baird

Head
Female

Isabella Mary

Baird

Wife
Male

Harvey

Baird

Son
Female

Dora

Baird

Daughter
Female

Christina

Slight

Visitor
Male

Robert Di Bruce

Trotter

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary Ann

Templeton

Servant
Female

Margaret

Wright

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Baird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Baird

Head

Married

26

1855

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella Mary

Baird

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dron, Perthshire, Scotland

Harvey

Baird

Son

-

2

1879

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Dora

Baird

Daughter

-

1

1880

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Slight

Visitor

Unmarried

37

1844

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert Di Bruce

Trotter

Brother-In-Law

Married

47

1834

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Templeton

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Margaret

Wright

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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