Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Laing (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1826 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Ann (born 1861 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1870 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, John Barclay, born in 1865 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Ann

Laing

Daughter
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

John

Laing

Son
Female

Helen

Laing

Daughter
Male

George

Laing

Son
Male

John

Barclay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Widower

55

1826

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Laing

Son

-

11

1870

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Barclay

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Laing in Keig in 1881, and follow the Laing family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Laing

We’ve found John Laing in 348 family trees. Find out more about John Laing's household and view the Laing family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census