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Household of Joseph Laing (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, 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.

Joseph Laing and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Laing, born in 1833 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Philas Laing, born in 1831 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1870 in Largo, Fife, Scotland.


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Joseph Laing's household

Male

Joseph

Laing

Head
Female

Philas

Laing

Wife
Male

Alexander

Laing

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Laing

Head

Married

48

1833

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Philas

Laing

Wife

Married

50

1831

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Laing

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Largo, Fife, Scotland

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