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Household of James Laing (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leslie, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laing, born in 1835 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Laing, born in 1839 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Leslie (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1880 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elspet (born 1881 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Wife
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Female

Barbara

Laing

Daughter
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

Leslie

Laing

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter
Male

William

Laing

Son
Female

Elspet

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
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

46

1835

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laing

Wife

Married

42

1839

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Leslie

Laing

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

1

1880

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Laing

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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