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Household of Elizabeth Laing (born 1820, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
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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.
Elizabeth Laing and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Laing, born in 1820 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Marshall (born 1842 in Thornley, Durham, England), William (born 1856 in Durham, England) and Robert (born 1858 in Durham, England). She had 2 grandchildren; John W (born 1868 in Durham, England) and Mary (born 1872 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Lodger, William (born 1855 in Pendomer, Somerset, England), Elizabeth's Lodger, Jane A (born 1860 in New Herrington, Durham, England), Elizabeth's Lodger, Carey (born 1879 in Philadelphia, Durham, England) and Elizabeth's Lodger, William (born 1880 in Houghton, Durham, England).
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Elizabeth Laing's household
Elizabeth
Laing
Head
Marshall
Laing
Son
William
Laing
Son
Robert
Laing
Son
John W
Laing
Grand Son
Mary
Laing
Grand Daughter
William
Burt
Lodger
Jane A
Burt
Lodger
Carey
Burt
Lodger
William
Burt
Lodger
| First name(s) | Elizabeth |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth | Laing | Head | Widow | 61 | 1820 | Durham, England | |
Marshall | Laing | Son | Widower | 39 | 1842 | Thornley, Durham, England | |
William | Laing | Son | Single | 25 | 1856 | Durham, England | |
Robert | Laing | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Durham, England | |
John W | Laing | Grand Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Durham, England | |
Mary | Laing | Grand Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Durham, England | |
William | Burt | Lodger | Married | 26 | 1855 | Pendomer, Somerset, England | |
Jane A | Burt | Lodger | Married | 21 | 1860 | New Herrington, Durham, England | |
Carey | Burt | Lodger | Single | 2 | 1879 | Philadelphia, Durham, England | |
William | Burt | Lodger | Single | 1 | 1880 | Houghton, Durham, England |
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