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Household of James Laird (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laird, born in 1839 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Louisa Laird, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Kate S (born 1868 in Balloch, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James M (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes G (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew J (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth M L (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1825 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Mary (born 1847 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Laird's household

Male

James

Laird

Head
Female

Louisa

Laird

Wife
Female

Kate S

Laird

Daughter
Male

James M

Laird

Son
Female

Agnes G

Laird

Daughter
Male

Andrew J

Laird

Son
Female

Elizabeth M L

Laird

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Turnbull

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Laird

Sister
Female

Mary

McVean

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laird

Head

Married

42

1839

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Louisa

Laird

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate S

Laird

Daughter

-

13

1868

Balloch, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James M

Laird

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes G

Laird

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew J

Laird

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M L

Laird

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Turnbull

Mother-In-Law

Widow

56

1825

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Sister

Unmarried

34

1847

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McVean

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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