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Household of Burnett Laing (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keith, Banffshire, 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.

Burnett Laing and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Burnett Laing, born in 1841 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Burnett was the head of the household, married to Lilly Keith Laing, born in 1843 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lilly (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Inverness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Burnett (born 1879 in Inverness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Burnett's Servant, Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1813 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Burnett Laing's household

Male

Burnett

Laing

Head
Female

Lilly Keith

Laing

Wife
Male

James

Laing

Son
Female

Lilly

Laing

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laing

Daughter
Female

Ann

Laing

Daughter
Male

Burnett

Laing

Son
Male

William

Laing

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) Burnett
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Burnett

Laing

Head

Married

40

1841

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lilly Keith

Laing

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lilly

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Ann

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Inverness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Burnett

Laing

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Inverness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Servant

Widow

68

1813

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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