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Household of Donald Laing (born 1852, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nairn, Nairn, 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.

Donald Laing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Laing, born in 1852 in Advie, Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Ann Laing, born in 1851 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1879 in -), Elsie (born 1877 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Step Daughter, Betsy (born 1868 in Nairnshire, Scotland) and Donald's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1869 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Donald Laing's household

Male

Donald

Laing

Head
Female

Ann

Laing

Wife
Male

David

Laing

Son
Female

Elsie

Laing

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Laing

Daughter
Female

Betsy

McCulloch

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

McCulloch

Step Daughter
First name(s) Donald
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Advie, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Laing

Head

Married

29

1852

Advie, Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

Laing

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

David

Laing

Son

-

2

1879

-

Elsie

Laing

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Laing

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Betsy

McCulloch

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Nairnshire, Scotland

Jane

McCulloch

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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