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Household of James Laing (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strand, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Laing and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laing, born in 1828 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza D Laing, born in 1833 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, John Cowell (born 1821 in Chatham, Kent, England), James's Lodger, Alexander C (born 1819 in Scotland), James's Lodger, Charles F F (born 1824 in Forton, Staffordshire, England), James's Lodger, A (born 1820 in Scotland), James's Lodger, Frederick (born 1842 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales), James's Lodger, Walter (born 1824 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Eliza D

Laing

Wife
Male

John Cowell

Bartley

Lodger
Male

Alexander C

Gordon

Lodger
Male

Charles F F

Bagley

Lodger
Male

A

Macking

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Vacher

Lodger
Male

Walter

Stewart

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Richmond

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

53

1828

Scotland

Eliza D

Laing

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lambeth, Surrey, England

John Cowell

Bartley

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Chatham, Kent, England

Alexander C

Gordon

Lodger

Single

62

1819

Scotland

Charles F F

Bagley

Lodger

Single

57

1824

Forton, Staffordshire, England

A

Macking

Lodger

Single

61

1820

Scotland

Frederick

Vacher

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Walter

Stewart

Lodger

Single

57

1824

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Richmond

Servant

Single

18

1863

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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