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Household of James Laurie (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blair Athole, Perthshire, 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 Laurie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laurie, born in 1844 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Cath Lauchland, born in 1857 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland), Mary M L Brown (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Christina (born 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1842 in Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alex (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, John (born 1844 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Laurie's household

Male

James

Laurie

Head
Female

Cath

Lauchland

Wife
Male

John

Lauchland

Son
Female

Mary M L Brown

Lauchland

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Laurie

Daughter
Female

Christina

Cameron

Servant
Male

Robert

Robertson

Servant
Male

Alex

Fraser

Servant
Male

John

Miller

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Laurie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laurie

Head

Married

37

1844

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Cath

Lauchland

Wife

Married

24

1857

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Lauchland

Son

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary M L Brown

Lauchland

Daughter

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Laurie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Invernessshire, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Alex

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Miller

Visitor

Unmarried

37

1844

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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