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Household of David Laing (born 1807, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laing, born in 1807 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Bridget Laing, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Lodger, Duncan (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Lodger, Alexander (born 1851 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David's Lodger, Robert (born 1837 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David's Lodger, Hugh (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Lodger, Martin (born 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Lodger, James (born 1841 in England).
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David Laing's household
David
Laing
Head
Bridget
Laing
Wife
Mary
Laing
Daughter
Catherine
Collins
Step Daughter
Duncan
McDonald
Lodger
Alexander
Boag
Lodger
Robert
Bilney
Lodger
Hugh
Spiers
Lodger
Martin
Rankin
Lodger
James
Bell
Lodger
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 74 |
| Birth year | 1807 |
| Birth place | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Laing | Head | Married | 74 | 1807 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Bridget | Laing | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Ireland | |
Mary | Laing | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Collins | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Duncan | McDonald | Lodger | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Boag | Lodger | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Bilney | Lodger | Widower | 44 | 1837 | Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Hugh | Spiers | Lodger | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Martin | Rankin | Lodger | Unmarried | 57 | 1824 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Bell | Lodger | Married | 40 | 1841 | England |
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