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Household of John Laird (born 1830, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1830 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laird, born in 1835 in Sandy, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1858 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Eric (born 1867 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Esther (born 1872 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Donald (born 1873 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland) and Peter (born 1878 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland).
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John Laird's household
John
Laird
Head
Margaret
Laird
Wife
John
Laird
Son
Eric
Laird
Son
Esther
Laird
Daughter
Donald
Laird
Son
William
Laird
Son
Peter
Laird
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Laird |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Burry, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Laird | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laird | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Sandy, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Laird | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Eric | Laird | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Esther | Laird | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Donald | Laird | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Laird | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Laird | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland |
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