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Household of David Laing (born 1850, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laing, born in 1850 in Guildtown, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Isabella (born 1871 in England), David (born 1873 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1874 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in England), John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Visitor, James (born 1854 in England), David's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), David's Visitor, John (born 1876 in England) and David's Visitor, Andrew (born 1856 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
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David Laing's household
David
Laing
Head
Isabella
Laing
Daughter
David
Laing
Son
Andrew
Laing
Son
Alexander
Laing
Son
John
Laing
Son
James
Laing
Son
James
Hook
Visitor
Elizabeth
Hook
Visitor
John
Hook
Visitor
Andrew
McCormick
Visitor
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Guildtown, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Laing | Head | Widower | 31 | 1850 | Guildtown, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Laing | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | England | |
David | Laing | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Laing | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Laing | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | England | |
John | Laing | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Laing | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Hook | Visitor | Married | 27 | 1854 | England | |
Elizabeth | Hook | Visitor | Married | 30 | 1851 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
John | Hook | Visitor | Son | 5 | 1876 | England | |
Andrew | McCormick | Visitor | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
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