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Household of John Laird (born 1846, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1846 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Laird, born in 1850 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1869 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1878 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary A (born 1857 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, David (born 1864 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Isabella

Laird

Wife
Male

Andrew

Laird

Son
Male

John

Laird

Son
Female

Jessie

Laird

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Laird

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter
Male

Peter

Laird

Son
Female

Mary A

O'Nail

Servant
Male

David

Adams

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

35

1846

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laird

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Laird

Son

-

12

1869

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

-

11

1870

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Laird

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ellen

Laird

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter

-

1

1880

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Laird

Son

-

0

1881

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary A

O'Nail

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Adams

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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