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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1851, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1851 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Gilmour Laing, born in 1855 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Dougald (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother, John Laing, born in 1860 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Laing's household
Alexander
Laing
Head
Helen Gilmour
Laing
Wife
Dougald
Laing
Son
William
Laing
Son
Alexander
Laing
Son
John
Laing
Brother
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Laing | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Helen Gilmour | Laing | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Dougald | Laing | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Laing | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Laing | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Laing | Brother | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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