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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, 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 1836 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Laing, born in 1835 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1855 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Campbell (born 1872 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1874 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Ann

Laing

Wife
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Female

Margaret

Laing

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Female

Isabella

Laing

Daughter
Male

Campbell

Laing

Son
Male

Andrew

Laing

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Married

45

1836

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Laing

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Campbell

Laing

Son

-

9

1872

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Laing

Son

-

7

1874

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

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