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Household of William Laird (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Old Monkland, 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.

William Laird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laird, born in 1834 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Laird, born in 1835 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1875 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Martha Lang, born in 1867 in Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Laird's household

Male

William

Laird

Head
Female

Jane

Laird

Wife
Male

John

Laird

Son
Female

Janet

Laird

Daughter
Male

William

Laird

Son
Male

James

Laird

Son
Female

Maggie

Laird

Daughter
Female

Martha

Lang

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Laird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laird

Head

Married

47

1834

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Laird

Wife

Married

46

1835

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Laird

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Laird

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Laird

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Lang

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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