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Household of William Baird (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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.

William Baird and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Baird, born in 1844 in Sorn, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Baird, born in 1851 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary C (born 1869 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Christina C (born 1871 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1875 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Peter Agnew, born in 1861 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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William Baird's household

Male

William

Baird

Head
Female

Grace

Baird

Wife
Female

Mary C

Baird

Daughter
Female

Christina C

Baird

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Baird

Son
Female

Grace

Baird

Daughter
Male

William

Baird

Son
Female

Maggie

Baird

Daughter
Male

Peter

Agnew

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Baird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Baird

Head

Married

37

1844

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Grace

Baird

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary C

Baird

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christina C

Baird

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Baird

Son

-

8

1873

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

Baird

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Baird

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Maggie

Baird

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Peter

Agnew

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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