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Household of Joseph Laing (born 1815, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Laing, born in 1815 in Balloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Helen Laing, born in 1818 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Relative, John Burns, born in 1855 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Laing's household

Male

Joseph

Laing

Head
Female

Helen

Laing

Wife
Male

James

Laing

Son
Male

John

Burns

Relative
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Laing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Laing

Head

Married

66

1815

Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

Laing

Wife

Married

63

1818

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Burns

Relative

Unmarried

26

1855

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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