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Household of David Laing (born 1822, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laing, born in 1822 in Redgorton, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Agnes W Laing, born in 1824 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina (born 1849 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1855 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1861 in St Stephen, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes W (born 1864 in St Stephen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Nephew, Andrew G Darling, born in 1866 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Laing's household

Male

David

Laing

Head
Female

Agnes W

Laing

Wife
Female

Christina

Laing

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Male

David

Laing

Son
Female

Agnes W

Laing

Daughter
Male

Andrew G

Darling

Nephew
First name(s) David
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Laing

Head

Married

59

1822

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Laing

Wife

Married

57

1824

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Laing

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

St Stephen, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes W

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Stephen, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew G

Darling

Nephew

Unmarried

15

1866

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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