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Household of John Laing (born 1822, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1822 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laing, born in 1823 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1860 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Katherine (born 1862 in Oakley, Fife, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Margaret M (born 1881 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Margaret

Laing

Wife
Male

James

Laing

Son
Female

Katherine

Laing

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Margaret M

Laing

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

59

1822

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Laing

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Katherine

Laing

Daughter-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Oakley, Fife, Scotland

Margaret M

Laing

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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