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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Laing and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1840 in , consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Clara Laing, born in 1847 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1866 in De Beauvoir Town, Middlesex, England) and Ellen M (born 1869 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jane Denny, born in 1860 in Haggerston, Middlesex, England.


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Clara

Laing

Wife
Female

Annie

Laing

Daughter
Female

Ellen M

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Denny

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Clara

Laing

Wife

Married

34

1847

London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Laing

Daughter

Single

15

1866

De Beauvoir Town, Middlesex, England

Ellen M

Laing

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Jane

Denny

Servant

Single

21

1860

Haggerston, Middlesex, England

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