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Household of Hector Laing (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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.

Hector Laing and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hector Laing, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Hector was the head of the household, married to Mary Laing, born in 1832 in Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Hector (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Harry (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hector's Servant, Elizabeth Jarvie, born in 1864 in Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Hector Laing's household

Male

Hector

Laing

Head
Female

Mary

Laing

Wife
Male

Hector

Laing

Son
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

William

Laing

Son
Female

Catherine

Laing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Male

Harry

Laing

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jarvie

Servant
First name(s) Hector
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hector

Laing

Head

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Wife

Married

49

1832

Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

Hector

Laing

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Laing

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Harry

Laing

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Jarvie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

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