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Household of James Laing (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laing, born in 1850 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Laing, born in 1858 in Scotland. They had 2 children; James N (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alexander W (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary R Smith, born in 1861 in Batley, Cheshire, England.


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Mary A

Laing

Wife
Male

James N

Laing

Son
Male

Alexander W

Laing

Son
Female

Mary R

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Mary A

Laing

Wife

Married

23

1858

Scotland

James N

Laing

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexander W

Laing

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary R

Smith

Servant

Single

20

1861

Batley, Cheshire, England

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