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Household of Peter Laidlaw (born 1831, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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.

Peter Laidlaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Laidlaw, born in 1831 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Catherine Laidlaw, born in 1841 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie L (born 1863 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Jane F (born 1865 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Catherine G (born 1869 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George G (born 1871 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), David M (born 1874 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1876 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Agnes Johnstone, born in 1861 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Peter Laidlaw's household

Male

Peter

Laidlaw

Head
Female

Catherine

Laidlaw

Wife
Female

Jessie L

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Jane F

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Catherine G

Laidlaw

Daughter
Male

George G

Laidlaw

Son
Male

David M

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Mary

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Johnstone

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Laidlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Laidlaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine

Laidlaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie L

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane F

Laidlaw

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine G

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

12

1869

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George G

Laidlaw

Son

-

10

1871

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

David M

Laidlaw

Son

-

7

1874

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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