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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1839, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire, 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 1839 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Laing, born in 1855 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1871 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Maxwell (born 1875 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, John Duff, born in 1862 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Mary

Laing

Wife
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Female

Jean

Laing

Daughter
Male

William

Laing

Son
Male

Maxwell

Laing

Son
Male

John

Duff

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Married

42

1839

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Wife

Married

26

1855

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

-

13

1868

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jean

Laing

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Maxwell

Laing

Son

-

6

1875

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Duff

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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