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Household of John Laird (born 1840, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie D M Laird, born in 1827 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ellen Mc K (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, William H H (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's -, John Mc K L (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Annie D M

Laird

Wife
Female

Ellen Mc K

Laird

Daughter
Male

John

Laird

Son
Male

William H H

Livingstone

-
Male

John Mc K L

Livingstone

-
Male

James

Hosie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie D M

Laird

Wife

Married

54

1827

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen Mc K

Laird

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William H H

Livingstone

-

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Mc K L

Livingstone

-

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hosie

Boarder

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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