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Household of James Laird (born 1851, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire, 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 Laird and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laird, born in 1851 in Gamrie, Banffshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Laird, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in England) and David (born 1881 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Stephen, born in 1858 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Laird's household

Male

James

Laird

Head
Female

Betsy

Laird

Wife
Male

William

Laird

Son
Male

David

Laird

Son
Male

John

Stephen

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laird

Head

Married

30

1851

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Betsy

Laird

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Laird

Son

-

2

1879

England

David

Laird

Son

-

0

1881

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Stephen

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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