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Household of David Laing (born 1841, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Polmont, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Laing, born in 1841 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Emily Laing, born in 1843 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1868 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Emily (born 1874 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1878 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David (born 1879 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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David Laing's household

Male

David

Laing

Head
Female

Emily

Laing

Wife
Female

Maggie

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Laing

Daughter
Male

James

Laing

Son
Female

Emily

Laing

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Laing

Daughter
Male

David

Laing

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Laing

Head

Married

40

1841

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Emily

Laing

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Laing

Daughter

-

13

1868

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Laing

Daughter

-

11

1870

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

9

1872

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Emily

Laing

Daughter

-

7

1874

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Eliza

Laing

Daughter

-

3

1878

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Laing

Son

-

2

1879

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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