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Household of Thomas Laird (born 1817, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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.
Thomas Laird and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Laird, born in 1817 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William (born 1862 in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1856 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, Thomas (born 1879 in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Grandson, James K (born 1881 in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Laird's household
Thomas
Laird
Head
William
Laird
Son
James
Laird
Son
Elizabeth
Laird
Daughter-In-Law
Thomas
Laird
Grandson
James K
Laird
Grandson
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Laird |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Laird | Head | Widower | 64 | 1817 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
William | Laird | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Laird | Son | Married | 25 | 1856 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Laird | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 25 | 1856 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Laird | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James K | Laird | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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