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Household of John Laird (born 1828, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's Landward, Midlothian, 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 1828 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine F (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Barbara McDonald, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Male

James

Laird

Son
Male

John

Laird

Son
Female

Barbara

Laird

Daughter
Female

Barbara

McDonald

Aunt
Female

Catherine F

Laird

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Widower

53

1828

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Laird

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Laird

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

McDonald

Aunt

Unmarried

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine F

Laird

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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