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Household of David Gordon Laing (born 1811, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

David Gordon Laing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gordon Laing, born in 1811 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. David Gordon was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1814 in Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1849 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England) and John Edward (born 1850 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David Gordon's Uncle, Harry (born 1819 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England), David Gordon's Servant, Charlotte (born 1831 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and David Gordon's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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David Gordon Laing's household

Male

David Gordon

Laing

Head
Female

Jane

Laing

Wife
Male

David

Laing

Son
Male

John Edward

Laing

Son
Male

Harry

Laing

Uncle
Female

Charlotte

Foote

Servant
Female

Jessie

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) David Gordon
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David Gordon

Laing

Head

Married

70

1811

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Jane

Laing

Wife

Married

67

1814

Scotland

David

Laing

Son

Single

32

1849

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

John Edward

Laing

Son

Single

31

1850

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Harry

Laing

Uncle

Single

62

1819

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Foote

Servant

Single

50

1831

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Jessie

Davidson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Woolwich, Kent, England

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