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Household of William Laurie (born 1850, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Laurie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laurie, born in 1850 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Laurie, born in 1853 in -. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Haddon, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Haddon, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Laurie's household

Male

William

Laurie

Head
Female

Helen

Laurie

Wife
Male

John

Laurie

Son
Male

Peter

Laurie

Son
Male

William

Laurie

Son
Male

William

Liddle

Boarder
Male

William

Harkes

Boarder
Male

James

Harkes

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Laurie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laurie

Head

Married

31

1850

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Helen

Laurie

Wife

Married

28

1853

-

John

Laurie

Son

-

6

1875

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Laurie

Son

-

4

1877

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Laurie

Son

-

2

1879

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Liddle

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Harkes

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Haddon, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Harkes

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Haddon, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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