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Household of Alexander Laird (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 Laird and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laird, born in 1846 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Laird, born in 1849 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina (born 1875 in Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Robert Tippen, born in 1864 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Laird's household

Male

Alexander

Laird

Head
Female

Agnes

Laird

Wife
Female

Christina

Laird

Daughter
Female

Mary

Laird

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laird

Son
Male

James

Laird

Son
Male

Robert

Tippen

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laird

Head

Married

35

1846

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Laird

Wife

-

32

1849

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Daughter

-

4

1877

Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Laird

Son

-

2

1879

Waterloo, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Laird

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Tippen

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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