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Household of John Laing (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1836 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Laing, born in 1833 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1867 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1873 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Catherine

Laing

Wife
Female

Margaret

Laing

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
Male

James

Laing

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

45

1836

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Laing

Wife

Married

48

1833

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Laing

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

-

10

1871

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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