John Comrie Thomson
Born 1839
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Household of John Laing (born 1819)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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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 1819 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean Laing, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John W (born 1856 in Ceylon), Mary W (born 1858 in Ceylon), Helen J (born 1861 in Ceylon), David (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and M M M (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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John Laing's household
John
Laing
Head
Jean
Laing
Wife
John W
Laing
Son
Mary W
Laing
Daughter
Helen J
Laing
Daughter
David
Laing
Son
M M M
Laing
Daughter
Elizabeth
Watson
Servant
Margaret
Watson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Laing | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | England | |
Jean | Laing | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John W | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Ceylon | |
Mary W | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Ceylon | |
Helen J | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Ceylon | |
David | Laing | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
M M M | Laing | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Watson | Servant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Watson | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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