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Household of Andrew Laidlaw (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Andrew Laidlaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Laidlaw, born in 1850 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Agnes Laidlaw, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Adam (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Servant, Margaret McAndrew, born in 1865 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.


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Andrew Laidlaw's household

Male

Andrew

Laidlaw

Head
Female

Agnes

Laidlaw

Wife
Male

Andrew

Laidlaw

Son
Male

John

Laidlaw

Son
Male

Adam

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Agnes

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McAndrew

Servant
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Laidlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Laidlaw

Head

Married

31

1850

Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Laidlaw

Wife

-

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Laidlaw

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Laidlaw

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Adam

Laidlaw

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McAndrew

Servant

-

16

1865

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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