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Household of James Laing (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 1842 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Laing, born in 1850 in Malton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; W H (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), A W (born 1872 in Stockton, Durham, England), F D J (born 1874 in Stockton, Durham, England), C E Jr (born 1877 in Stockton, Durham, England), D J (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England) and J E (born 1881 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Wifes Father, John Dobson, born in 1827 in Yorkshire, England.


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Wife
Male

W H

Laing

Son
Male

A W

Laing

Son
Male

F D J

Laing

Son
Male

C E Jr

Laing

Son
Male

D J

Laing

Son
Female

J E

Laing

Daughter
Male

John

Dobson

Wifes Father
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

39

1842

Stockton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Laing

Wife

Married

31

1850

Malton, Yorkshire, England

W H

Laing

Son

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

A W

Laing

Son

Single

9

1872

Stockton, Durham, England

F D J

Laing

Son

Single

7

1874

Stockton, Durham, England

C E Jr

Laing

Son

Single

4

1877

Stockton, Durham, England

D J

Laing

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

J E

Laing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stockton, Durham, England

John

Dobson

Wifes Father

Widower

54

1827

Yorkshire, England

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