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Household of John Laing (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1829 in Ebchester, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Laing, born in 1834 in Bexley, Kent, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Frant, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1869 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Alexander (born 1873 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), John (born 1877 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Ellen E (born 1881 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Henry Roche, born in 1859 in St Brides, Middlesex, England.


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Ellen

Laing

Wife
Male

William

Laing

Son
Female

Fanny

Laing

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

Henry

Roche

Lodger Head
Female

Jemima

Roche

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Roche

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ebchester, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

52

1829

Ebchester, Durham, England

Ellen

Laing

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bexley, Kent, England

William

Laing

Son

Single

15

1866

Frant, Sussex, England

Fanny

Laing

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Alexander

Laing

Son

Single

8

1873

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

John

Laing

Son

Single

4

1877

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Henry

Roche

Lodger Head

Married

22

1859

St Brides, Middlesex, England

Jemima

Roche

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hastings, Sussex, England

Ellen E

Roche

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

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