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Household of William Laurie (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laurie, born in 1842 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Laurie, born in 1846 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William B (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Lilias Mcl (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jeanie B (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Clark, born in 1863 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland.


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William Laurie's household

Male

William

Laurie

Head
Female

Christina

Laurie

Wife
Male

William B

Laurie

Son
Female

Lilias Mcl

Laurie

Daughter
Female

Jeanie B

Laurie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Clark

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Laurie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laurie

Head

Married

39

1842

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Christina

Laurie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William B

Laurie

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Lilias Mcl

Laurie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie B

Laurie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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