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Household of John Laing (born 1819, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pittenweem, Fife, 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 1819 in Kilconquhar, Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsie Laing, born in 1814 in Cults, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1855 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland).


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John Laing's household

Male

John

Laing

Head
Female

Betsie

Laing

Wife
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
Male

William

Hughes

Grandson
Male

Thomas

Matters

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laing

Head

Married

62

1819

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Betsie

Laing

Wife

Married

67

1814

Cults, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

William

Hughes

Grandson

-

3

1878

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Matters

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

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