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Household of John Laird (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Laird, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William G (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine A (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen G (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, John (born 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret B (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Helen

Laird

Wife
Male

John

Laird

Son
Male

William G

Laird

Son
Female

Catherine A

Laird

Daughter
Female

Helen G

Laird

Daughter
Male

John

Laird Senr

Father
Female

Margaret B

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Laird

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William G

Laird

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine A

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen G

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laird Senr

Father

Widower

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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