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Household of John R Laing (born 1849, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haggs, Stirlingshire, 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 R Laing and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Laing, born in 1849 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Margaret Laing, born in 1845 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John R (born 1872 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane F (born 1875 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Grace R (born 1880 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John R's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John R's Servant, Agnes (born 1868 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John R Laing's household

Male

John R

Laing

Head
Female

Margaret

Laing

Wife
Male

William

Laing

Son
Male

Peter

Laing

Son
Male

John R

Laing

Son
Female

Jane F

Laing

Daughter
Male

James

Laing

Son
Female

Grace R

Laing

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Brown

Servant
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) John R
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Laing

Head

Married

32

1849

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Wife

Married

36

1845

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Laing

Son

-

11

1870

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Laing

Son

-

10

1871

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John R

Laing

Son

-

9

1872

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane F

Laing

Daughter

-

6

1875

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

-

2

1879

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Grace R

Laing

Daughter

-

1

1880

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shaw

Servant

-

13

1868

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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