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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1834, Kincardineshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Benholm, 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 1834 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Laing, born in 1843 in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1864 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1873 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1878 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Laing's household
Alexander
Laing
Head
Mary
Laing
Wife
Jane
Laing
Daughter
James
Laing
Son
Mary Ann
Laing
Daughter
Eliza
Laing
Daughter
Peter
Laing
Son
Helen
Laing
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Fordoun, 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 | 47 | 1834 | Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Laing | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
James | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Laing | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Laing | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Laing | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Laing | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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