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Household of Peter McLaurin (born 1827, Stirlingshire)

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.

Peter McLaurin and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McLaurin, born in 1827 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 13 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah McLaurin, born in 1845 in Beanley, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 8 children; Archibald (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard Alexander (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah Catherine (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1874 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), William Wallace (born 1876 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella Christina Gow (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Isabella (born 1847 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Rachel (born 1857 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter McLaurin's household

Male

Peter

McLaurin

Head
Female

Sarah

McLaurin

Wife
Male

Archibald

McLaurin

Son
Male

Richard Alexander

McLaurin

Son
Female

Sarah Catherine

McLaurin

Daughter
Male

James

McLaurin

Son
Male

Duncan

McLaurin

Son
Male

William Wallace

McLaurin

Son
Female

Isabella Christina Gow

McLaurin

Daughter
Male

John

McLaren

Son
Female

Isabella

Robertson

Servant
Female

Rachel

Frame

Servant
Female

Mary

Milligan

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name McLaurin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McLaurin

Head

Married

54

1827

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

McLaurin

Wife

Married

36

1845

Beanley, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Archibald

McLaurin

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard Alexander

McLaurin

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah Catherine

McLaurin

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McLaurin

Son

-

8

1873

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

McLaurin

Son

-

7

1874

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William Wallace

McLaurin

Son

-

5

1876

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella Christina Gow

McLaurin

Daughter

-

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McLaren

Son

-

2

1879

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Rachel

Frame

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Milligan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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