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Household of John Laing (born 1831, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1831 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1843 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John C (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Stepdaughter, Ursula Jane Ella Laing, born in 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Jane

Laing

Wife
Male

John C

Laing

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter
Female

Ursula Jane Ella

Laing

Stepdaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

50

1831

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Laing

Wife

Married

38

1843

Durham, Durham, England

John C

Laing

Son

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Ursula Jane Ella

Laing

Stepdaughter

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

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