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Household of David Laing (born 1813, East Lothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 Laing and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laing, born in 1813 in Dunbar, East Lothian, consisted of 3 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1816 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was David's Niece, Jane Backham, born in 1857 in Northfleet, Kent, England.


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David Laing's household

Male

David

Laing

Head
Female

Jane

Laing

Wife
Female

Jane

Backham

Niece
First name(s) David
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Laing

Head

Married

68

1813

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Wife

Married

65

1816

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Backham

Niece

Single

24

1857

Northfleet, Kent, England

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