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Household of John Laing (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Laing, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Janet

Laing

Wife
Male

John

Laing

Son
Male

Robert

Laing

Son
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

George

Laing

Son
Male

William

Laing

Son
Male

Adam

Laing

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Laing

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Laing

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Laing

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Laing

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Laing

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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