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Household of Alexander B Laing (born 1818, Fife)
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.
Alexander B Laing and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander B Laing, born in 1818 in Earlsferry, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander B was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Alexander, born 1844 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander B's Daughter-In-Law, Marion (born 1853 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Alexander B's Granddaughter, Eleanor M (born 1877 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander B's Granddaughter, Elizabeth A (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander B's Boarder, Henry B (born 1866 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
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Alexander B Laing's household
Alexander B
Laing
Head
Alexander
Laing
Son
Marion
Laing
Daughter-In-Law
Eleanor M
Laing
Granddaughter
Elizabeth A
Laing
Granddaughter
Henry B
Forrest
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander B |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander B | Laing | Head | Widower | 63 | 1818 | Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland | |
Alexander | Laing | Son | Married | 37 | 1844 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Marion | Laing | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 28 | 1853 | Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Eleanor M | Laing | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth A | Laing | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Henry B | Forrest | Boarder | - | 15 | 1866 | Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
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