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Household of John Laird (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1850 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laird, born in 1857 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1880 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Margaret

Laird

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laird

Son
Female

Jane

Laird

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Laird

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

31

1850

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laird

Wife

Married

24

1857

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Laird

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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