
Robert Gourlay
Born 1841
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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.
In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1826 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet S Laing, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret J (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John S (born 1862 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helena M (born 1864 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jean K (born 1867 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William R (born 1871 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1837 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Rachel (born 1867 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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John
Laing
Janet S
Laing
Margaret J
Laing
James
Laing
John S
Laing
Helena M
Laing
Alexander
Laing
Jean K
Laing
William R
Laing
Mary
McLachlan
Mary
Paterson
Rachel
McLeod
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First name(s) | John |
Last name | Laing |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 55 |
Birth year | 1826 |
Birth place | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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John | Laing | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Janet S | Laing | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret J | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
John S | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helena M | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jean K | Laing | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William R | Laing | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McLachlan | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Paterson | Servant | Unmarried | 44 | 1837 | Forres, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Rachel | McLeod | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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