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Household of John Laing (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1841 in Strathkinness, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gray, born in 1845 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Henereratta (born 1865 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1867 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), May (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Mary

Gray

Wife
Female

Henereratta

Laing

Daughter
Female

Helen

Laing

Daughter
Female

May

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Strathkinness, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

40

1841

Strathkinness, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Wife

Married

36

1845

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Henereratta

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Laing

Daughter

-

14

1867

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

May

Laing

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

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