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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkden, 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 1853 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy F Laing, born in 1852 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane Am (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen D (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima P (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella H (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Alexander Laing's household
Alexander
Laing
Head
Betsy F
Laing
Wife
Jane Am
Laing
Daughter
James
Laing
Son
Helen D
Laing
Daughter
Jemima P
Laing
Daughter
Isabella H
Laing
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Laing | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Betsy F | Laing | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jane Am | Laing | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Laing | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Helen D | Laing | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jemima P | Laing | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella H | Laing | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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