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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1850, Morayshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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 Laing and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1850 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laing, born in 1850 in Dyke. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane H (born 1876 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), Hugh S (born 1878 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Jane G (born 1858 in Dyke) and Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Hugh (born 1837 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Laing's household
Alexander
Laing
Head
Margaret
Laing
Wife
Margaret
Laing
Daughter
Jane H
Laing
Daughter
Hugh S
Laing
Son
Janet
Laing
Daughter
Jane G
Sinclair
Sister-In-Law
Hugh
Sinclair
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Forres, Morayshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Laing | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Forres, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laing | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Dyke | |
Margaret | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | City, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane H | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Forres, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Hugh S | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Forres, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Forres, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Jane G | Sinclair | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dyke | |
Hugh | Sinclair | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 44 | 1837 | Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland |
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