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Household of George Laird (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

George Laird and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Laird, born in 1821 in , consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Laird, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rose Ann (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Daughter-In-Law, Mary (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George's Son-In-Law, Thomas (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George's Widow, Grace (born 1793 in Ireland).


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George Laird's household

Male

George

Laird

Head
Female

Sarah

Laird

Wife
Male

John

Laird

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter
Female

Rose Ann

Laird

Daughter
Male

David

Laird

Son
Male

William

Laird

Son
Male

George

Laird

Son
Female

Mary

Laird

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Thomas

McGowan

Son-In-Law
Female

Grace

Ferns

Widow
First name(s) George
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Laird

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Sarah

Laird

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

John

Laird

Son

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rose Ann

Laird

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Laird

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Laird

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Laird

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Daughter-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McGowan

Son-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Ferns

Widow

-

88

1793

Ireland

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