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Household of James Laing (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laing, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laing, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), George (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Margaret

Laing

Wife
Male

Thomas

Laing

Son
Male

William

Laing

Son
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

George

Laing

Son
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Thomas

Laing

Son

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Laing

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jane

Laing

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Laing

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George

Laing

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Robert

Laing

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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