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Household of John Laird (born 1799, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1799 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Laird, born in 1816 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1848 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1856 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1842 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1858 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Matthew (born 1841 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Mary

Laird

Wife
Male

James

Laird

Son
Female

Agnes

Laird

Daughter
Male

William

Hendry

Servant
Male

William

Taylor

Servant
Male

Matthew

Crawford

Servant
Female

Margaret

McLaughlan

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Patrick

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

82

1799

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Wife

Married

65

1816

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Laird

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Hendry

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Crawford

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLaughlan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Patrick

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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