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Household of James Laing (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1851 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Laing, born in 1837 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; William S (born 1869 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen M (born 1881 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Helen

Laing

Wife
Male

William S

Laing

Son
Male

John

Laing

Son
Female

Helen M

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
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

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Laing

Wife

Married

44

1837

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William S

Laing

Son

-

12

1869

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Laing

Son

-

4

1877

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen M

Laing

Daughter

-

0

1881

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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