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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1856, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1856 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1861 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Jane

Laing

Wife
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Married

25

1856

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Laing

Wife

Married

20

1861

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Laing

Daughter

-

0

1881

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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