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Household of Claude Laird (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Claude Laird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Claude Laird, born in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Claude was the head of the household, married to Helen M Laird, born in 1851 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John M (born 1872 in England), Charles E (born 1874 in England), Cecilia M (born 1876 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marian J (born 1879 in England) and Maggie M (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Claude's Visitor, Cecilia J Galloway, born in 1865 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Claude Laird's household

Male

Claude

Laird

Head
Female

Helen M

Laird

Wife
Male

John M

Laird

Son
Male

Charles E

Laird

Son
Female

Cecilia M

Laird

Daughter
Female

Marian J

Laird

Daughter
Female

Maggie M

Laird

Daughter
Female

Cecilia J

Galloway

Visitor
First name(s) Claude
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Claude

Laird

Head

Married

38

1843

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen M

Laird

Wife

Married

30

1851

Fife, Scotland

John M

Laird

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

England

Charles E

Laird

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

England

Cecilia M

Laird

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marian J

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

England

Maggie M

Laird

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia J

Galloway

Visitor

-

16

1865

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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