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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1813, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1813 in Buchany, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 2 members. Alexander was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Janet Maclean, born in 1831 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Janet

Maclean

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Buchany, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Unmarried

68

1813

Buchany, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Maclean

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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