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Household of John Laird (born 1820, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1820 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary M Laird, born in 1834 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; George M (born 1857 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1862 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Kathren (born 1864 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza J (born 1867 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Walter G (born 1869 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alfred E (born 1871 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jemima (born 1863 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Julia (born 1853 in Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Katherine (born 1861 in Morayshire, Scotland).
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John Laird's household
John
Laird
Head
Mary M
Laird
Wife
George M
Laird
Son
Mary
Laird
Daughter
David
Laird
Son
Kathren
Laird
Daughter
Eliza J
Laird
Daughter
Walter G
Laird
Son
Alfred E
Laird
Son
Jemima
Macintosh
Servant
Julia
Pringle
Servant
Katherine
Fraser
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Laird |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Laird | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary M | Laird | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George M | Laird | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Laird | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Laird | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Kathren | Laird | Daughter | - | 17 | 1864 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Eliza J | Laird | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Walter G | Laird | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alfred E | Laird | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jemima | Macintosh | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Julia | Pringle | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Fife, Scotland | |
Katherine | Fraser | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Morayshire, Scotland |
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