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Household of John Stewart Laing (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Stewart Laing and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Stewart Laing, born in 1843 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John Stewart was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Laing, born in 1847 in Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Jessie M (born 1873 in Brockley, Kent, England), Annie M (born 1874 in Lee, Kent, England), Clara M (born 1876 in Lee, Kent, England), Ethel G (born 1879 in Lee, Kent, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Stewart's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Westminster, Middlesex, England) and John Stewart's Servant, Alice (born 1861 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).


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John Stewart Laing's household

Male

John Stewart

Laing

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Laing

Wife
Female

Jessie M

Laing

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Laing

Daughter
Female

Clara M

Laing

Daughter
Female

Ethel G

Laing

Daughter
Female

Mary

Laing

Daughter
Female

Sarah

King

Servant
Female

Alice

Gray

Servant
First name(s) John Stewart
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Stewart

Laing

Head

Married

38

1843

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth J

Laing

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sussex, England

Jessie M

Laing

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brockley, Kent, England

Annie M

Laing

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lee, Kent, England

Clara M

Laing

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lee, Kent, England

Ethel G

Laing

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lee, Kent, England

Mary

Laing

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

King

Servant

Single

18

1863

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Alice

Gray

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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