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Household of Jane Laing (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Jane Laing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Laing, born in 1841 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Jane was the head of the household, married to Maggie Laing, born in 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Servant, Sarah Howie, born in 1868 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Jane Laing's household

Female

Jane

Laing

Head
Female

Maggie

Laing

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Laing

Son
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Male

William

Laing

Son
Male

James

Laing

Son
Female

Sarah

Howie

Servant
First name(s) Jane
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Laing

Head

Married

40

1841

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Laing

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Laing

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Howie

Servant

-

13

1868

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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