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Household of John Laing (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))
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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1840 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Laing, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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John Laing's household
John
Laing
Head
Jane
Laing
Wife
Mary
Laing
Daughter
William
Laing
Son
John
Laing
Son
Jane
Laing
Daughter
James
Laing
Son
Alexander
Laing
Son
Jessie
Laing
Daughter
Maggie
Laing
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Laing | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Laing | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Laing | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Laing | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Maggie | Laing | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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