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Household of Matthew Laidlaw (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Matthew Laidlaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Laidlaw, born in 1840 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Magdalen Laidlaw, born in 1841 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1866 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1873 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Laidlaw's household

Male

Matthew

Laidlaw

Head
Female

Magdalen

Laidlaw

Wife
Female

Agnes

Laidlaw

Daughter
Male

John

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Isabella

Laidlaw

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Mary

Laidlaw

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Laidlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Laidlaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Magdalen

Laidlaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Laidlaw

Son

-

12

1869

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

10

1871

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Arthur

Laidlaw

Son

-

8

1873

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

1

1880

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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