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Household of James Laing (born 1851, Kincardineshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyce, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laing, born in 1851 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1846 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; May (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth J (born 1871 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Gordon (born 1874 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1876 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jane Thompson, born in 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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James Laing's household
James
Laing
Head
Elizabeth
Gordon
Wife
May
Laing
Daughter
Elizabeth J
Laing
Daughter
John Gordon
Laing
Son
Alice
Laing
Daughter
Jane
Thompson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Laing | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gordon | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
May | Laing | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth J | Laing | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John Gordon | Laing | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Laing | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Thompson | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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