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Household of John Laird (born 1828, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laird, born in 1828 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes B Laird, born in 1837 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Matthew (born 1858 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William B (born 1861 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ada (born 1867 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Patrick S (born 1872 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jessie C (born 1876 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Catherine (born 1826 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1836 in Ireland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Laird's household

Male

John

Laird

Head
Female

Agnes B

Laird

Wife
Male

Matthew

Laird

Son
Male

William B

Laird

Son
Female

Agnes

Laird

Daughter
Female

Ada

Laird

Daughter
Male

Patrick S

Laird

Son
Male

George

Laird

Son
Female

Jessie C

Laird

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Taylor

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Lawoy

Servant
Female

Mary

McAllister

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laird

Head

Married

53

1828

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes B

Laird

Wife

Married

44

1837

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Laird

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William B

Laird

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ada

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick S

Laird

Son

-

9

1872

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Laird

Son

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie C

Laird

Daughter

-

5

1876

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

55

1826

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lawoy

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

McAllister

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, Scotland

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