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Household of John Laing (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keig, 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 1828 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Laing, born in 1840 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1874 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alexander (born 1863 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Isabella

Laing

Wife
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

William

Laing

Son
Male

Samuel

Laing

Son
Female

Isabella

Laing

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Archibald

Servant
Male

John

Sim

Servant
Male

Thomas

Peter

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laing

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

10

1871

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Samuel

Laing

Son

-

7

1874

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Laing

Daughter

-

4

1877

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Archibald

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Peter

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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