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Household of Alexander Laird (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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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 Laird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laird, born in 1837 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Laird, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1872 in Ireland), John (born 1875 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Buckinghamshire, England).


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Alexander Laird's household

Male

Alexander

Laird

Head
Female

Jane

Laird

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laird

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Laird

Son
Male

John

Laird

Son
Female

Alice

Laird

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laird

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laird

Head

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Jane

Laird

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Mary Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Laird

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Alexander

Laird

Son

Single

9

1872

Ireland

John

Laird

Son

Single

6

1875

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Alice

Laird

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Robert

Laird

Son

Single

1

1880

Buckinghamshire, England

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