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Household of James Laird (born 1818, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laird, born in 1818 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laird, born in 1843 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, Malcolm McDougall, born in 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland.
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James Laird's household
James
Laird
Head
Margaret
Laird
Wife
Mary
Laird
Daughter
Margaret
Laird
Daughter
Elizabeth
Laird
Daughter
Malcolm
McDougall
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Laird |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Beith, 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 | 63 | 1818 | Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laird | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Laird | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laird | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Laird | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Malcolm | McDougall | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Argyllshire, Scotland |
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