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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Macfarlane, born in 1855 in Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Annie (born 1855 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Christina (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Annie

Macfarlane

Visitor
Female

Christina

Macfarlane

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Married

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Macfarlane

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Macfarlane

Visitor

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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