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Household of James Laing (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 1840 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laing, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary J, born 1881 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Arthur (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Margaret

Laing

Wife
Female

Mary J

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dunn

Servant
Male

Arthur

Dunn

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary J

Laing

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Dunn

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur

Dunn

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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