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Household of James Laing (born 1849, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 1849 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Todd Laing, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander R (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie Todd (born 1877 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James G (born 1880 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Daniel D R (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Margaret R (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Janet (born 1836 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Laing's household

Male

James

Laing

Head
Female

Marion Todd

Laing

Wife
Male

Alexander R

Laing

Son
Female

Jeanie Todd

Laing

Daughter
Male

James G

Laing

Son
Male

Daniel D R

Laing

Son
Female

Margaret R

Walker

Boarder
Female

Janet

Pringle

Servant
Female

Mary

McKenzie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Laing

Head

Married

32

1849

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Marion Todd

Laing

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander R

Laing

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie Todd

Laing

Daughter

-

4

1877

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James G

Laing

Son

-

1

1880

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel D R

Laing

Son

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Walker

Boarder

-

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Pringle

Servant

-

45

1836

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

McKenzie

Servant

-

30

1851

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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