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Household of James Laing (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1846 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Laing, born in 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ellen (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William Allan (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Helen

Laing

Wife
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Female

Ellen

Laing

Daughter
Male

William Allan

Laing

Son
Male

Richard

Laing

Son
Male

Charles

Laing

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Laing

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

Single

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

Single

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

Single

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Laing

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William Allan

Laing

Son

Single

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Richard

Laing

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Laing

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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