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Household of John Laing (born 1831, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1831 in Cramond, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1824 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1859 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Jane

Laing

Wife
Male

Andrew

Laing

Son
Female

Helen

Laing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

50

1831

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Wife

Married

57

1824

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Andrew

Laing

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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