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Household of John Laird (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1846 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Laird, born in 1851 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1873 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Donald B (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane M Scott (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Magdline (born 1801 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Martha (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1862 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Daniel (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Mary

Laird

Wife
Male

Robert

Erskine

Son
Male

John

Laird

Son
Male

Donald B

Laird

Son
Female

Jane M Scott

Laird

Daughter
Female

Magdline

Laird

Mother
Female

Martha

Sharky

Servant
Female

Margaret

Hamilton

Servant
Male

William

Blair

Servant
Male

Daniel

Burns

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

35

1846

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Wife

Married

30

1851

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Erskine

Son

-

8

1873

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

-

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Donald B

Laird

Son

-

2

1879

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane M Scott

Laird

Daughter

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Magdline

Laird

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Sharky

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Blair

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

Burns

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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