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Household of John Laird (born 1854, Kincardineshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1854 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Laird, born in 1855 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane S (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Barbara (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Jane

Laird

Wife
Male

John

Laird

Son
Female

Jane S

Laird

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Chalmers

Servant
Female

Jane

Webster

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

27

1854

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Laird

Wife

Married

26

1855

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane S

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Chalmers

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Webster

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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