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Household of David Laird (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 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.

David Laird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laird, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Laird, born in 1843 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1865 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1867 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1870 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Apprentice, Alexander (born 1861 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David's Apprentice, Gilbert (born 1862 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David's Apprentice, George (born 1863 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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David Laird's household

Male

David

Laird

Head
Female

Isabella

Laird

Wife
Female

Ann

Laird

Daughter
Male

David

Laird

Son
Male

William

Laird

Son
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Apprentice
Male

Gilbert

Mann

Apprentice
Male

George

Mackie

Apprentice
First name(s) David
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Laird

Head

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laird

Wife

Married

38

1843

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Laird

Son

-

14

1867

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Laird

Son

-

11

1870

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Apprentice

Unmarried

20

1861

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Mann

Apprentice

Unmarried

19

1862

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Mackie

Apprentice

Unmarried

18

1863

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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