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Household of Alex Laing (born 1846, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.
Alex Laing and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Laing, born in 1846 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laing, born in 1846 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary C (born 1871 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), James R (born 1873 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Helen R (born 1876 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland) and Jema R (born 1881 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
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Alex Laing's household
Alex
Laing
Head
Margaret
Laing
Wife
Mary C
Laing
Daughter
James R
Laing
Son
Helen R
Laing
Daughter
Ann
Laing
Daughter
Jema R
Laing
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Laing | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laing | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Aberdour, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary C | Laing | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Aberdour, Fife, Scotland | |
James R | Laing | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Helen R | Laing | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
Ann | Laing | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
Jema R | Laing | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland |
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