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Household of David Laing (born 1838, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laing, born in 1838 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Laing, born in 1841 in Monimail, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret F (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elsie A (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann (born 1878 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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David Laing's household
David
Laing
Head
Catherine
Laing
Wife
Mary Ann
Laing
Daughter
Margaret F
Laing
Daughter
Agnes
Laing
Daughter
Jemima
Laing
Daughter
Elsie A
Laing
Daughter
Catherine
Laing
Daughter
Ann
Laing
Daughter
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Laing | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Catherine | Laing | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Monimail, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret F | Laing | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Agnes | Laing | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jemima | Laing | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elsie A | Laing | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine | Laing | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ann | Laing | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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