James Falconer
Born 1844
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Alexander Laing (born 1815, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 5 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1815 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Nicoll, born in 1823 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Maria (born 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1834 in Thornliebank, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Alexander Laing's household
Alexander
Laing
Head
Ann
Nicoll
Wife
Sarah
Laing
Daughter
William
Findlay
Grandson
Maria
Ried
Boarder
Margaret
Dunn
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Laing | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Nicoll | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Laing | Daughter | Married | 33 | 1848 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Findlay | Grandson | - | 1 | 1880 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Maria | Ried | Boarder | Unmarried | 45 | 1836 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dunn | Boarder | Unmarried | 47 | 1834 | Thornliebank, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Laing in St Andrew in 1881, and follow the Laing family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Alexander Laing
We’ve found Alexander Laing in 45 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Laing's household and view the Laing family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Alexander Laing, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.