Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Laing (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laing, born in 1841 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella (born 1848 in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Brother, George (born 1854 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alexander (born 1861 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1863 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Sister, Jane (born 1845 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Isabella

Dawson

Servant
Male

George

Laing

Brother
Male

Alexander

Findlay

Servant
Male

Robert

Wilson

Servant
Female

Jane

Laing

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Unmarried

40

1841

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Dawson

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Laing

Brother

Unmarried

27

1854

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Findlay

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Sister

Unmarried

36

1845

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Laing in Leslie in 1881, and follow the Laing family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Laing

We’ve found James Laing in 245 family trees. Find out more about James Laing's household and view the Laing family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census