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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1839 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Laing, born in 1840 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in -), David (born 1873 in -), Edward (born 1877 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Frank (born 1879 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Ann

Laing

Wife
Male

John

Laing

Son
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
Male

David

Laing

Son
Male

Edward

Laing

Son
Male

Frank

Laing

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Married

42

1839

Fife, Scotland

Ann

Laing

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Laing

Son

-

11

1870

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

-

9

1872

-

David

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

-

Edward

Laing

Son

-

4

1877

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frank

Laing

Son

-

2

1879

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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