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Household of James Laird (born 1853, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mid Calder, 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.

James Laird and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laird, born in 1853 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laird, born in 1855 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1875 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Laird's household

Male

James

Laird

Head
Female

Margaret

Laird

Wife
Female

Isabella

Laird

Daughter
Male

William

Laird

Son
Male

Robert

Laird

Son
Male

James

Laird

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laird

Head

Married

28

1853

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laird

Wife

Married

26

1855

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laird

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Laird

Son

-

4

1877

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Laird

Son

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Laird

Son

-

0

1881

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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