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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1841, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1841 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Laing, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Michael (born 1856 in Dundee, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Ireland) and Alexander's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Dundee, Fife, Scotland).
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Alexander Laing's household
Alexander
Laing
Head
Ann
Laing
Wife
William
Laing
Son
Charlotte
Laing
Daughter
Sarah
Laing
Daughter
William
Wallace
Boarder
Michael
Curran
Boarder
Thomas
Tearney
Boarder
Thomas
McCabe
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Laing | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Laing | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Ireland | |
William | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Charlotte | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Wallace | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Michael | Curran | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Dundee, Fife, Scotland | |
Thomas | Tearney | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Ireland | |
Thomas | McCabe | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dundee, Fife, Scotland |
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