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Household of Alexander Laing (born 1809, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Fife, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Laing, born in 1809 in Cameron, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Elisa (born 1853 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland), Agnes L (born 1876 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Laing's household

Male

Alexander

Laing

Head
Female

Elisa

Laing

Daughter
Female

Agnes L

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Bisset

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Laing

Head

Widower

72

1809

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Elisa

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Agnes L

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Bisset

Son

-

0

1881

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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