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Household of Alexander Laird (born 1838, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laird, born in 1838 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Laird, born in 1843 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Laird's household

Male

Alexander

Laird

Head
Female

Mary

Laird

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter
Male

John

Laird

Son
Female

Mary

Laird

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Laird

Head

Married

43

1838

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter

-

15

1866

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

-

10

1871

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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