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Household of Alexander Laird (born 1843, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laird, born in 1843 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Marion Laird, born in 1844 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1874 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1877 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, James McLaskey, born in 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Laird's household
Alexander
Laird
Head
Marion
Laird
Wife
Margaret
Laird
Daughter
Charles
Laird
Son
William
Laird
Son
Marion
Laird
Daughter
Alexander
Laird
Son
James
McLaskey
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Laird |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Laird | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Laird | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laird | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Laird | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Laird | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Laird | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Laird | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | McLaskey | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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