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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fordoun, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1844 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1841 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1864 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1872 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1874 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1878 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Jane

Laing

Wife
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
Male

John

Laing

Son
Female

Ann

Laing

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Laing

Daughter
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

Peter

Laing

Son
Male

William

Laing

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Married

37

1844

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Laing

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

-

11

1870

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Laing

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Laing

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

5

1876

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Peter

Laing

Son

-

3

1878

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

1

1880

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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