Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Janet Laing (born 1818, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Janet Laing and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Laing, born in 1818 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Sister, Agnes (born 1815 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet's Sister, Mary (born 1826 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet's Nephew, William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Janet Laing's household

Female

Janet

Laing

Head
Female

Agnes

Craig

Sister
Female

Mary

Craig

Sister
Male

William

Craig

Nephew
First name(s) Janet
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Laing

Head

Widow

63

1818

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Craig

Sister

Unmarried

66

1815

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Craig

Sister

Unmarried

55

1826

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Craig

Nephew

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Janet Laing in Dumfries in 1881, and follow the Laing family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Janet Laing

We’ve found Janet Laing in 95 family trees. Find out more about Janet Laing's household and view the Laing family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census