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Household of Robert Laidlaw (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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.

Robert Laidlaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Laidlaw, born in 1842 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Laidlaw, born in 1846 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister, Helen McGrath, born in 1851 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Laidlaw's household

Male

Robert

Laidlaw

Head
Female

Catherine

Laidlaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Laidlaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laidlaw

Son
Male

John

Laidlaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Laidlaw

Son
Female

Catherine

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Helen

Laidlaw

Daughter
Female

Helen

McGrath

Sister
First name(s) Robert
Last name Laidlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Laidlaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Laidlaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

14

1867

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Laidlaw

Son

-

13

1868

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laidlaw

Son

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Laidlaw

Son

-

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

4

1877

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Laidlaw

Daughter

-

1

1880

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McGrath

Sister

Unmarried

30

1851

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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