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Household of John Laing (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1816 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Laing, born in 1821 in Sandwich, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Catherine F (born 1856 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Emily (born 1863 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Field, born in 1830 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Harriet

Laing

Wife
Female

Catherine F

Laing

Daughter
Female

Emily

Laing

Daughter
Male

John

Field

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

65

1816

Scotland

Harriet

Laing

Wife

Married

60

1821

Sandwich, Kent, England

Catherine F

Laing

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emily

Laing

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Plumstead, Kent, England

John

Field

Lodger

Widower

51

1830

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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