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Household of James Laing (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Laing, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Laing, born in 1846 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Mary

Laing

Wife
Female

Janet

Laing

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Laing

Daughter
Male

John

Laing

Son
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Wife

Married

35

1846

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Laing

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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