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Household of John Laird (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Laird and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1855 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laird, born in 1850 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1879 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie McPherson, born in 1868 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.
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John Laird's household
John
Laird
Head
Margaret
Laird
Wife
Elizabeth
Laird
Daughter
Samuel
Laird
Son
Jessie
McPherson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Laird |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Laird | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laird | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Laird | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Laird | Son | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | McPherson | Servant | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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