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Household of James Laidlaw (born 1816, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

James Laidlaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laidlaw, born in 1816 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Laidlaw, born in 1831 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1853 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1855 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1865 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1869 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, William Robertson, born in 1850 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Laidlaw's household

Male

James

Laidlaw

Head
Female

Agnes

Laidlaw

Wife
Male

James

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Janet

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Marion

Laidlaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laidlaw

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Laidlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laidlaw

Head

Married

65

1816

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Agnes

Laidlaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Laidlaw

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Laidlaw

Son

-

12

1869

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Visitor

Unmarried

31

1850

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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