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Household of David Laing (born 1823, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall, Fife, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laing, born in 1823 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Margaret L (born 1855 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Isabella B (born 1857 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1862 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jane M Downie, born in 1831 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.
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David Laing's household
David
Laing
Head
Margaret L
Laing
Daughter
Isabella B
Laing
Daughter
David
Laing
Son
Jane M
Downie
Servant
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Laing | Head | Widower | 58 | 1823 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret L | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella B | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane M | Downie | Servant | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland |
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