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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarland Migvie, Aberdeenshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1855 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laing, born in 1851 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Bella (born 1876 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, William (born 1859 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Andrew (born 1800 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Laing's household
Alexander
Laing
Head
Margaret
Laing
Wife
Bella
Laing
Daughter
Margaret
Laing
Daughter
Helen
Laing
Daughter
Mary
Laing
Daughter
William
Thompson
Servant
Mary
Melvin
Servant
Andrew
Forbes
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Laing | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laing | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Laing | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laing | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Laing | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Laing | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Thompson | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Melvin | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Forbes | Lodger | Widower | 81 | 1800 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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