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Household of James Laurie (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

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 Laurie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laurie, born in 1839 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Laurie, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1864 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1874 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Sarah (born 1815 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Brother, John (born 1841 in Port Glasgow, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's -, Alexander (born 1876 in Port Glasgow, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Laurie's household

Male

James

Laurie

Head
Female

Jane

Laurie

Wife
Male

John

Laurie

Son
Male

Samuel

Laurie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Laurie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Laurie

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Laurie

Mother
Male

John

Laurie

Brother
Male

Alexander

Laurie

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laurie

Head

Married

42

1839

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Laurie

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

John

Laurie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel

Laurie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laurie

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Laurie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Laurie

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Laurie

Brother

Widower

40

1841

Port Glasgow, Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laurie

-

-

5

1876

Port Glasgow, Argyllshire, Scotland

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