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Household of John Laing (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1845 in Guildtown, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Laing, born in 1846 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1867 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1868 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Daniel (born 1834 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, William (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, Daniel (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, James (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Isabella (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Helen

Laing

Wife
Female

Jane

Laing

Daughter
Male

William

Laing

Son
Male

Thomas

Laing

Son
Male

Charles

Laing

Son
Male

Daniel

Lindsay

Visitor
Male

William

Lindsay

Visitor
Male

Daniel

Lindsay

Visitor
Male

James

Lindsay

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Lindsay

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Guildtown, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

36

1845

Guildtown, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Laing

Wife

Married

35

1846

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

13

1868

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Laing

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Laing

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

Lindsay

Visitor

Married

47

1834

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Lindsay

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

Lindsay

Visitor

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Lindsay

Visitor

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Lindsay

Visitor

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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