William Liddle
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Household of James Laing (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1846 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Laing, born in 1847 in -. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in -), Alexander G (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Annie R (born 1878 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Alison Watt, born in 1866 in Innerwick.
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James Laing's household
James
Laing
Head
Helen
Laing
Wife
Elizabeth
Laing
Daughter
Alexander G
Laing
Son
Annie R
Laing
Daughter
Helen
Laing
Daughter
Alison
Watt
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Laing | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Laing | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | - | |
Elizabeth | Laing | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | - | |
Alexander G | Laing | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Annie R | Laing | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Helen | Laing | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Alison | Watt | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Innerwick |
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