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Household of John W Laidlaw (born 1808, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitekirk & C, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 W Laidlaw and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Laidlaw, born in 1808 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 13 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Ellen J Laidlaw, born in 1826 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1851 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Ellen E (born 1856 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alfred H (born 1858 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John E (born 1861 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's House Keeper, Jessie (born 1841 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland), John W's Servant, Emily (born 1846 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), John W's Servant, Alexandria (born 1855 in Liberton, Caithness, Scotland), John W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), John W's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), John W's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in -) and John W's Servant, James (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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John W Laidlaw's household

Male

John W

Laidlaw

Head
Female

Ellen J

Laidlaw

Wife
Female

Eliza

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen E

Laidlaw

Daughter
Male

Alfred H

Laidlaw

Son
Male

John E

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Jessie

Reid

House Keeper
Female

Emily

Henderson

Servant
Female

Alexandria

Sutherland

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Servant
Female

Annie

Robertson

Servant
Female

Eliza

Hollingsworth

Servant
Male

James

Clark

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Laidlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Laidlaw

Head

Married

73

1808

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen J

Laidlaw

Wife

Married

55

1826

Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ellen E

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alfred H

Laidlaw

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John E

Laidlaw

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Reid

House Keeper

Unmarried

40

1841

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Emily

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Alexandria

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Liberton, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Annie

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Hollingsworth

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

-

James

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

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