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Household of John Laing (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

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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.

John Laing and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1824 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes R Laing, born in 1827 in Scotland. They had 3 children; John A (born 1862 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), James H (born 1864 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Francis E (born 1865 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Amy (born 1863 in Selling, Kent, England), John's Servant, Henry (born 1860 in St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Servant, Arthur (born 1857 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and John's Servant, Jesse (born 1862 in Essex, England).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Agnes R

Laing

Wife
Male

John A

Laing

Son
Male

James H

Laing

Son
Male

Francis E

Laing

Son
Female

Amy

Cave

Servant
Male

Henry

Marsh

Servant
Male

Thomas

Warren

Servant
Male

Arthur

Wilcox

Servant
Male

Jesse

Pamplin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

57

1824

Scotland

Agnes R

Laing

Wife

Married

54

1827

Scotland

John A

Laing

Son

Single

19

1862

Forest Hill, Kent, England

James H

Laing

Son

Single

17

1864

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Francis E

Laing

Son

Single

16

1865

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Amy

Cave

Servant

Single

18

1863

Selling, Kent, England

Henry

Marsh

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England

Thomas

Warren

Servant

Single

20

1861

Exeter, Devon, England

Arthur

Wilcox

Servant

Single

24

1857

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Jesse

Pamplin

Servant

Single

19

1862

Essex, England

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