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Household of David Laing (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

David Laing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laing, born in 1849 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1852 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Julia V (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen F (born 1877 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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David Laing's household

Male

David

Laing

Head
Female

Jane

Laing

Wife
Female

Ann

Laing

Daughter
Male

David

Laing

Son
Female

Julia V

Laing

Daughter
Female

Helen F

Laing

Daughter
Male

James

Laing

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Laing

Head

Married

32

1849

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Laing

Wife

Married

29

1852

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Laing

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Julia V

Laing

Daughter

-

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen F

Laing

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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