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Household of Neil Mcd Laird (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, 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.

Neil Mcd Laird and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Neil Mcd Laird, born in 1833 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Neil Mcd was the head of the household, married to Jessie Laird, born in 1837 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1860 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1876 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Neil Mcd Laird's household

Male

Neil Mcd

Laird

Head
Female

Jessie

Laird

Wife
Female

Mary

Laird

Daughter
Male

William

Laird

Son
Female

Margaret

Laird

Daughter
Male

James

Laird

Son
Female

Jessie

Laird

Daughter
First name(s) Neil Mcd
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Neil Mcd

Laird

Head

Married

48

1833

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Laird

Wife

Married

44

1837

Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Laird

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Laird

Son

-

11

1870

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Laird

Daughter

-

5

1876

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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