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Household of Alexander Laidlaw (born 1827, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 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 Laidlaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laidlaw, born in 1827 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laidlaw, born in 1830 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Henry Duncan (born 1859 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1861 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Violet (born 1864 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1867 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1871 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Laidlaw's household

Male

Alexander

Laidlaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Laidlaw

Wife
Male

Henry Duncan

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Janet

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Violet

Laidlaw

Daughter
Male

Walter

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Mary

Laidlaw

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laidlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laidlaw

Head

Married

54

1827

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laidlaw

Wife

Married

51

1830

Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry Duncan

Laidlaw

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Violet

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Walter

Laidlaw

Son

-

14

1867

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

10

1871

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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