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Household of John Laird (born 1831, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Denny, Stirlingshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1831 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Laird, born in 1831 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jeanie (born 1859 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Katie (born 1861 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1863 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1876 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, John (born 1793 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Abraham (born 1859 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Catherine

Laird

Wife
Male

John

Mitchell

Father-In-Law
Female

Jeanie

Laird

Daughter
Female

Katie

Laird

Daughter
Female

Martha

Laird

Daughter
Female

Helen

Laird

Daughter
Female

Mary

Laird

Daughter
Male

Peter

Laird

Son
Female

Jessie

Laird

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Tennant

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

50

1831

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Laird

Wife

Married

50

1831

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Father-In-Law

Widower

88

1793

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Katie

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Martha

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Daughter

-

11

1870

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Laird

Son

-

9

1872

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Laird

Daughter

-

5

1876

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Abraham

Tennant

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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