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Household of Gordon Laing (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, 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.

Gordon Laing and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gordon Laing, born in 1847 in Cockpen, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Gordon was the head of the household, married to Isabella Laing, born in 1844 in Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1868 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1870 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Gordon Laing's household

Male

Gordon

Laing

Head
Female

Isabella

Laing

Wife
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
Male

James

Laing

Son
First name(s) Gordon
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gordon

Laing

Head

Married

34

1847

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Laing

Wife

Married

37

1844

Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

11

1870

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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