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Household of James Laing (born 1839, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1839 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Laing, born in 1842 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet L (born 1862 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1868 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Sarah

Laing

Wife
Female

Janet L

Laing

Daughter
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

Henry

Laing

Son
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

William

Laing

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

42

1839

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

Laing

Wife

Married

39

1842

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet L

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Henry

Laing

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

7

1874

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter

-

2

1879

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Laing

Daughter

-

1

1880

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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