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Household of John Laing (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1837 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Laing, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Patrick (born 1863 in Ireland), Bernard (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Susan (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Mary

Laing

Wife
Male

Patrick

Laing

Son
Male

Bernard

Laing

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Laing

Daughter
Female

Susan

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Mary

Laing

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Patrick

Laing

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Bernard

Laing

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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