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Household of John Baird (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, 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.

John Baird and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Baird, born in 1821 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Baird, born in 1836 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1858 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1866 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John (born 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Mary (born 1851 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1865 in Chapelton).


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John Baird's household

Male

John

Baird

Head
Female

Agnes

Baird

Wife
Male

Alexander

Baird

Son
Male

John

Baird

Son
Male

James

Baird

Son
Female

Jane

Baird

Daughter
Male

John

Proudfoot

Visitor
Female

Mary

Aird

Visitor
Male

John

Somerville

Servant
Female

Janet

Sorbie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Baird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Baird

Head

Married

60

1821

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Baird

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Baird

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Baird

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Baird

Son

-

18

1863

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Baird

Daughter

-

15

1866

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Proudfoot

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Aird

Visitor

Widow

30

1851

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Somerville

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Sorbie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Chapelton

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