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Household of John Laird (born 1837, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1837 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Laird, born in 1836 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1857 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1863 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Abraham (born 1872 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1877 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Jane

Laird

Wife
Male

John

Laird

Son
Male

Joseph

Laird

Son
Male

Alexander

Laird

Son
Male

William

Laird

Son
Male

Abraham

Laird

Son
Male

Thomas

Laird

Son
Male

Hugh

Laird

Son
Female

Jane

Laird

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

44

1837

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Laird

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Joseph

Laird

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laird

Son

-

15

1866

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Laird

Son

-

11

1870

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Abraham

Laird

Son

-

9

1872

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Laird

Son

-

6

1875

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Laird

Son

-

4

1877

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Laird

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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